Inmates tried to have controlled substance mailed in: Iredell County Sheriff

Jesse Ullmann
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Inmates tried to have controlled substance mailed in: Iredell County Sheriff

IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two incarcerated men are facing charges for trying to have a controlled substance delivered to the detention center, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies intercepted a package on Monday from Cleveland that was marked ‘Urgent Legal Action’ for Mooresville resident Wade Doering, 37, an inmate at the Iredell Detention Center.

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In the package, 32 hidden Suboxone strips were discovered and it was determined the package had been scheduled to be delivered by Doering’s cellmate, Michael Gaines, who had a connection in Ohio. Doering and Gaines were both charged and a no bond order was issued on the two incarcerated men.

The female connection in Ohio is being investigated for additional charges.

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