Alicia Tranette Johnson of Belleville, Illinois, is facing three charges after Kentucky State Police alleged she brought suspected contraband into USP Big Sandy in Martin County. According to the citation, prison staff reviewing live surveillance allegedly saw Johnson conceal a black hair bow beneath a paper plate and pass it to a federal inmate. KSP states the hair bow contained 14 individually wrapped paper bundles. A field test allegedly indicated the presence of amphetamine. Police allege Johnson said she obtained the items from an individual in Illinois and was instructed to deliver them to the inmate. The suspected substances were submitted to the KSP laboratory for identification and analysis. Johnson was charged with: • PROMOTING CONTRABAND - 1ST DEGREE • TRAFF IN CONT SUB, 2ND DEGREE, 1ST OFFENSE - (> OR = 10 D.U. AMPHETAMINE) • DRUG PARAPHERNALIA - DELIVER/MANUFACTURE All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. #AppalachiaInsider #MartinCounty #BigSandy #KentuckyStatePolice #CrimeNews #EasternKentucky