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Prisoner found with drugs inside Columbiana County Jail

A woman on her way to prison is found with heroin inside the Columbiana County Jail.

Tuesday, September 15th 2015, 6:20 PM EDT

Updated:

Sunday, September 20th 2015, 5:24 PM EDT

A woman on her way to prison is found with heroin inside the Columbiana County Jail.

36-year-old Arkisha Pearce was sentenced to nine months in the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville after she was convicted on drug charges.

A deputy discovered Pearce hid heroin, a spoon and two syringes inside her body before her transport to the reformatory.

The evidence will be presented to the grand jury.

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