(La Porte County, IN) - A Chicago woman employed as a prison guard in Westville is accused of trying to smuggle marijuana and other contraband to inmates.

 

Salina Newton, 43, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 2 with two counts of Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate.

 

According to court documents, prison security during a routine pat down search felt a hard object between her upper legs while Newton was reporting for work on November 14 at Westville Correctional Facility.

 

A package wrapped in black electrical tape was discovered after she complied with requests to remove her pants. The package allegedly contained about a quarter ounce of marijuana, nearly a half ounce of tobacco and 150 rolling papers.

 

After transported to the La Porte County Jail, Newton during a strip search was found with another wrapped in black electrical tape package inside a body cavity, authorities said.

 

That package allegedly contained similar amounts of marijuana, tobacco and suboxone.

 

Newton could face an up to six year sentence on each count.