(Michigan City, IN) - A woman is accused of throwing a bag containing drugs and other contraband over the wall at Indiana State Prison.

 

Wendy Hughes, 46, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 2 with Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate.

 

According to court documents, Hughes in November drove from her home in north central Indiana in a Dodge Charger to the prison on Michigan City’s west side.

 

Two bags were thrown with one containing methamphetamine, marijuana and cell phones making it over the prison wall to an offender in the recreation yard waiting to grab it on the other side, authorities said.

 

Another bag containing cell phones, chargers, earbud covers and other items such as sewing needles and vape pens fell just short of clearing the wall, according to court documents.

 

Police said the offender attached the bag he retrieved to a string.

 

Another offender was given the other end of the string and pulled the bag inside the prison through an open second floor window.  The offender then placed the bag into a trash can where it was recovered by prison security, authorities said. 

 

According to court documents, investigators discovered the smuggling was planned between Hughes and another offender by listening to a recorded telephone conversation they had earlier in the day where payment for the contraband was discussed.

 

Hughes, who was taken into custody about a month ago, was still being held in La Porte County Jail waiting for the case to be decided on $1,500 bond.