Charges Filed After 2 Accused Of Attempting To Smuggle Narcotics Through Mail At Oklahoma Co. Jail

Charges have been filed against a former detainee and another individual, who lives out of state, accused of attempting to smuggle narcotics through mail at the Oklahoma County Detention Center.

The jail said former detainee Jordan Keith and the other individual, Terrance Burmood, are both facing two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime and two counts of possession of controlled drugs in jail/penal institution. Keith is serving a sentence with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, and Burmood will be extradited to Oklahoma once he is taken into custody.

In October 2022, jail mail room personnel made investigators aware about two suspicious packages, which were addressed to a detainee with a postmark from Colorado, according to the jail.

The jail said the packages initially looked like they were from a law firm in Oklahoma City before they noticed the out-of-state postmark.

Investigators found several pills hidden inside of them, which the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation tested and revealed they tested positive for fentanyl, the jail said.

Later in the month, the detainee received an envelope with the same postmarking as the previous packages. A card and five pictures were found to be inside, according to the jail.

The OSBI tested the contents of the envelope, and they tested positive for methamphetamine.

Interim CEO of the Oklahoma County Detention Center Brandi Garner sent the following statement in a press release about the incidents:

“It is imperative that we hold people accountable for the harm they can bring upon detainees and staff by smuggling in drugs and contraband. Fighting contraband is an ongoing battle. We will continue be vigilant in our efforts to keep drugs out of the jail and will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who is caught smuggling contraband in the jail.”