St. Clair Prison locked down three suspects charged

Drevan Jones         Anthony Little        Alexis McKnight

St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville is on lockdown after two handguns, drugs and several cell phones were thrown over the prison fence on Wednesday, according to Alabama Department of Corrections spokesperson Bob Horton.   Alabama Department of Corrections officials report that three people were arrested on Wednesday for attempting to smuggle contraband into the St. Clair Correctional Facility in Springville. At approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a corrections officer manning the prison tower reported a suspicious vehicle moving toward the prison’s security fence. From the tower, the officer observed one of the suspects inside the vehicle toss an object over the fence. The officer immediately alerted the prison’s security team that responded and secured several unmarked packages inside the prison fence. The suspects attempt to flee ended when they were detained by the prison’s K-9 unit and St. Clair County Sheriff’s deputies. DOC Intelligence and Investigations Division made the arrest. Inspecting the packages for contraband, prison officials discovered two handguns, drugs and several cell phones. The prison was placed on lockdown as a precaution.  

Arrested were Anthony Little and Drevan Jones, both 19, of Birmingham, and 31-year-old Alexis McKnight, also of Birmingham. All three suspects were charged with a felony of promoting illegal prison contraband.  Following their arrest, the suspects were turned over to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s office.