Texas Attorney Accused of Smuggling Drug-Laced Papers to Inmates in County Jail

Published on November 21, 2023

HOUSTON—A Texas attorney has been accused of using work-related visits to a county jail to smuggle in legal paperwork laced with ecstasy and synthetic marijuana to inmates over the past several months, authorities announced Monday. Ronald Lewis, 77, was arrested on Friday after arriving at the Harris County Jail in Houston to visit an inmate, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at a news conference. During his arrest, Mr. Lewis had 11 sheets of paper believed to be laced with narcotics, according to authorities. Mr. Lewis has been charged with two counts of bringing a prohibited substance into a correctional facility. He is free after posting bonds totaling $15,000. An attorney for Mr. Lewis did not immediately return a call seeking comment on Monday. Records with the State Bar of Texas show that Mr. Lewis has been a licensed attorney since 1982....

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