By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Salina Post
Early last week, the Saline County Sheriff's Office investigated a tip they received concerning drugs being trafficked into the Saline County Jail.
According to Saline County Sheriff Rodger Soldan, the department received information that an individual linked with a person in jail would use the courthouse elevator to smuggle drugs to inmates.
The department arrested 37-year-old Salina resident Maximilian Wilson on Friday — Saline County Courthouse footage showed evidence of Wilson smuggling drugs into the courthouse elevator on days when his wife, Kelli Wilson, an inmate of the jail, would visit court.
"(Deputies) ended up intercepting two drug drop-offs at the elevator at the courthouse," Soldan said. "On Friday, they ended up arresting Maximilian Wilson for two counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, one count of conspiracy to traffic contraband into a correctional facility, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia."
The department also requested a charge for Kelli Wilson on one count of conspiracy to traffic contraband into a correctional facility.