A woman who mailed drugs to an inmate at the Grayson County Detention Center (GCDC) has been arrested at the detention center on drug trafficking and other charges.
In November 2020, 42-year-old Jeremy Payment, of Breckinridge County (formerly of Grayson and Bullitt counties), was arrested by the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office after a botched attempt to steal a motorcycle from a residence in the 3400 block of Lilac Road. In addition to theft charges, Payment was charged with trafficking in methamphetamine and opiates after police located a significant amount of drugs during a traffic stop in Leitchfield.
He has been lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center since his arrest.
In early April, Payment’s girlfriend, 49-year-old Tiffany M. Jenkins, mailed multiple suboxone strips to Payment at the GCDC with the intent of selling the drug to other inmates. The suboxone, though, was intercepted by jail staff before reaching Payment.
On Wednesday, Jenkins arrived at the detention center to visit Payment and was arrested by the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force. She, along with Payment, were charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, trafficking in a controlled substance, promoting contraband, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jenkins was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
Jenkins has a long criminal history, including convictions in 2016 in Jefferson County for manufacturing methamphetamine, theft by failure to make required disposition, and second-degree escape.
Payment also has a lengthy criminal record, as he was convicted in Grayson County in 2013 for manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), complicity to criminal possession of a forged instrument, and complicity to theft by deception.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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