2 former inmates arrested outside Alabama prison after allegedly trying to sneak contraband in

ATMORE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two former inmates were arrested outside Fountain Correctional Facility after they were caught trying to smuggle goods into the prison.

According to an Alabama Department of Corrections news release, ADOC K-9 officers saw a suspicious car near state property Sunday and investigated.

In the car, officers found former inmate Sherman Mickles, a juvenile girl and a baby, the release said.

Mickles was held while the K-9 unit tracked and found a second man, former inmate Robert Oliver, according to the release. Officers also found a backpack near Oliver.

Both men were arrested and taken to the Escambia County Jail. They were charged with trafficking methamphetamine, two counts of attempting to commit a controlled substance crime – distribution, first-degree possession of marijuana and prohibited activities, the release said.

Officers seized the following from inside the backpack:

• A bottle of vodka
• a bluetooth speaker
• seven wireless earbuds
• 11 USB blocks
• 23 USB cords
• 18 cell phones
• one digital scale
• 82 grams of methamphetamine
• 988 grams of marijuana

The Poarch Creek and Atmore police assisted in the arrests, the release said. The investigation continues and more charges may be added.