Two inmates face additional charges after smuggling drugs into Central KY jail
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- Two inmates booked into Jessamine County jail are charged with promoting contraband.
- During intake searches officers found suspected drugs concealed on each inmate.
- One inmate swallowed a substance; the other overdosed and required three naloxone doses.
Two Jessamine County Detention Center inmates face new charges after allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility last week.
Paul Jackson, 38, of Michigan, and Steven Binkley, 30, of Illinois, are charged with first-degree promoting contraband, according to Jessamine County Jailer Jon Sallee. In a Facebook post, Sallee said the pair were recently booked into the jail, and staff allegedly found the drugs during the intake process.
Jackson was booked into the jail Dec. 4 after being charged with methamphetamine trafficking and possession of marijuana in Garrard County, according to court records. During an unclothed search, a jail employee saw a white substance hanging from his rectum, court documents say. The inmate reportedly put the suspected drugs into his mouth and swallowed them before a jail employee could seize them.
Jackson is also charged with tampering with physical evidence.
Binkley, who was booked into the jail about two hours before Jackson, reportedly overdosed and required three doses of Narcan. Court documents say jail employees found a small bag of gray powder in a game card pack that belonged to Binkley.
The Illinois man later admitted to trading his thermal top for the suspected drugs, according to court documents. He was wanted on three out-of-state fugitive warrants and a probation violation.
Jackson and Binkley are scheduled to be arraigned in Jessamine District Court Monday, Dec. 8.
“Any attempt to introduce illegal substances or prohibited items into our facility will be fully investigated, and charges will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law,” Sallee said in the Facebook post. “I appreciate the diligence and professionalism of our deputies in ensuring that the integrity and security of our facility remain uncompromised.”
Neither of the inmates have attorneys listed as of Monday afternoon.
This story was originally published December 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM.
