Lenell Gatewood, age 26, of rural Flippin, whom has been an inmate in the Marion County Jail, since January of 2010, for Rape, has been further charged with furnishing a prohibited article into a correctional facility (weapon), a class B felony. During a routine cell inspection, Marion County Correctional Officers discovered a device that had been adapted in such a manner that could cause serious physical injury to another person. The item was a metal object approximately 6 inches long and sharpened to a point at one end. Such items are not only considered contraband, but a weapon. Gatewood's bond was set at $2,500.00 and he's expected to appear before the Marion County Circuit Court on July 21, 2010 at 10:00 AM. |