Originally Posted - November 21, 2005


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Officer Charged With Prison Pot

MALONE---A corrections officer at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County has been charged with trying to smuggle marijuana into the Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone.

Lila Simmons, 33, of Queens, was arrested after she allegedly tried to smuggle about 55 grams or 2 ounces of pot into the state prison on Sunday. She has been charged with criminal possession of marijuana, official misconduct and other charges.

She was arraigned and remanded to the Franklin County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bail. 11-21-05

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