LEBANON – The Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested a Dayton man yesterday for attempting to convey marijuana into the Lebanon Correctional Institution.

Troopers charged Darrel L. Harris, 33, with illegal conveyance onto the grounds of a correctional facility, a third-degree felony, and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony.

Troopers and Department of Rehabilitation and Correction investigators obtained information that Harris planned to convey illegal drugs into the Lebanon Correctional Institution. Troopers arrested Harris at 4:20 p.m. yesterday after discovering four balloons, containing approximately four grams of marijuana, on his person.

Harris was incarcerated at the Warren County Jail. He is scheduled to appear in the Lebanon Municipal Court Thursday afternoon. If convicted, he could face up to six years in prison and a $12,500 fine.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigates criminal activity on state owned and leased property.

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