Sheriff's Office Intercepts Drug Shipment To Jail Inmate

Local woman charged with sending drugs to the Upshur County Jail.

GILMER, TX., Jan. 26, 2009 -- In a press release today, the Upshur County Sheriff's Office said it had arrested and jailed Deanna Michelle Pelaez, 25, of Gilmer, on a charge of Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility.

The arrest happened last Wednesday, after Pelaez allegedly attempted to send four grams of marijuana to a friend of hers who is jailed on an unrelated charge.

The investigation is ongoing, and Pelaez remains in jail tonight, her bond is set at $25,000.00.

Sheriff Betterton wishes to remind anyone who attempts to send contraband into the jail that they can face serious felony charges.