(Stillwater, Okla.) – A visitor at the Cimarron Correctional Facility has been charged with carrying methamphetamine into the private prison in Cushing on Sept. 30, court records show.
Maria Luisa Lopez, 33, of Midwest City, remains free on $5,000 bond pending a Nov. 8 court appearance with an attorney.
A female employee said “she was working the front lobby when she observed Lopez enter the visitors’ restroom,” on Sept. 30, Cushing Police Officer Justin Sappington wrote in an affidavit.
The employee said “when Lopez exited the restroom, she noticed a bulge in her cheek,” that contained a baggy of a crystalline substance, the affidavit alleged.
In an interview with the Cushing police officer, “Lopez advised she was asked to make a one-time delivery into the prison to her boyfriend,” the affidavit alleged.
“Lopez told me she did not know what was in the package, but knew it wasn’t good if she had to sneak it in. Lopez advised she felt better not knowing what she was sneaking in,” the officer alleged in his affidavit.
“Lopez stated that she attempted to hide the contraband in her cheek and was caught by an employee,” the affidavit alleged.
The baggy of crystalline substance tested positive for methamphetamine, the affidavit alleged.
Carrying contraband into a prison is a felony punishable by one to five years in prison and a fine of $100 to $1,000, on conviction.
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