An Marion County inmate, and the mother of his child, are facing charges for mailing drugs into a county jail.
According to officials, a part-time mail clerk made the discovery when she lifted the stamp off a letter from Sarah Laurito to Jeremy Weber because it wasn't sticking to the envelope properly.
The report says the mail clerk noticed to orange film-like strips between the envelope and stamp, and a brief investigation revealed the strips to be suboxone -- a narcotic used in the treatment of opiate dependence. Inside the envelope was a letter that was handwritten to Weber, detailing Laurito's love for him, their newborn son and even a love poem.
Investigators say Weber tried to speak in code over the phone, asking for a "sub from behind the food stamp office," but Laurito was confused, and asked Weber if it was something he wanted her to do. Weber replied that it was, and that he really wanted a "sub" when she wrote him a letter. Officials say Laurito confirmed she now understood, and told Weber he will have to make the letter last until she gets more stamps.
At this point, officials say investigators requested any letters from Weber's property that came from Laurito, and collected five. Each of the five envelopes was missing the stamp that had been torn or peeled out.
Deputies say Weber then made contact with Laurito, telling her to answer her "other phone" and not to write anymore. During that call, Weber asked Laurito to have his aunt, Shannon Mosley, write to another inmate housed with Weber. Weber and Laurito had a video visit the following day, during which Laurito stated she doesn't know what to write in the letters.
According to the police report, Weber told Laurito to just write something, because he does not want to risk having the letters returned. Officials say they collected the incoming mail for the second inmate that was sent from Shannon Mosely, and upon lifting the stamp located more suboxone. Inside the envelope was a short, hand-written letter with no names.
The other inmate made a sworn statement that he only knew Weber from jail, as the two were currently housed in the same medical pod. That inmate told investigators that after Weber's property was searched, Weber came to him asking if he wanted a pen pal. The inmate agreed, and received a letter that made little to no sense just a few days later. He told investigators he threw the later in the trash after reading it in front of Weber.
Investigators say Weber initially agreed to a recorded interview, but simply advised he has a prescription for suboxone before asking for a lawyer.
That same day, Laurito came to visit Weber, but was met by investigators who asked to speak with her privately.
According to the police report, Laurito stated both she and Weber had a prescription for suboxone, but also admitted to sending it to Weber in the jail three or four times underneath stamps. When questioned about the letter to the other inmate, investigators say Laurito told them she filled out the names and addresses, but said another person put the suboxone behind the stamp because she had run out.
Just three days later, Laurito turned herself in to the Marion County Jail and was arrested for the introduction of contraband to a detention facility. A probable cause affidavit was prepared for Weber, and he was arrested on the same charges.