Lawyer banned from NY jails after trying to smuggle weed to client
Published: Nov 28, 2017, 8:11 am • Updated: Nov 28, 2017, 8:11 am
By The Associated Press
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Authorities say a Rochester lawyer has been banned from local jails after he was caught trying to smuggle drugs to an inmate.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says 32-year-old Michael Witmer was charged last Friday after he tried to drop off a towel at the county jail for a former client.
Deputies say marijuana wrapped in cellophane was found hidden inside the towel. Authorities say he intended the pot for a 31-year-old inmate he used to represent.
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Witmer was charged with attempted promoting prison contraband. He has been banned from the county’s jail facilities.
Witmer has declined to comment on the charges.
Topics: jail, lawyers, New York, prison
