Man arrested after attempting to smuggle contraband inside DeKalb County jail, deputies say

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County deputies arrested a man outside of the jail who attempted to provide contraband to inmates, officials say.

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Before his arrest, Sadarian Deangelo Moore, 37, of Decatur was wanted by DeKalb County officials for probation violations for terroristic threats and acts, possession of a controlled substance, aggravated stalking, sexual battery, and aggravated assault with weapon.

Officials say Moore was arrested outside the jail when he crossed guard lines in an attempt to deliver a controlled substance to inmates by way of the now infamous “contraband drop.”

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The drop process involves inmates lowering a bag on a rope from cell windows to someone waiting on the ground to fill the bag with contraband.

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Moore was charged with “unlawful to come inside guard lines to deliver to Inmate a controlled substance, Contraband, etc.”

He is being held in the DeKalb County Jail without bond.

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