ADOC K-9 ARREST FOUR IN CONTRABAND BUST AT VENTRESS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Thursday evening, July 10, 2025, ADOC K-9 officers were alerted to possible trespassers at Ventress Correctional Facility. K9 teams arrived and began a track of the area. They discovered Karl Oscar Fastnacht attempting to introduce contraband. Subsequently, the Clayton Police Department located a suspicious vehicle in the area nearby and identified Jimmy Harden Murphy, Deunate Tarez Jews, and Stephanie Donnell Wilson Chapman waiting in a vehicle. Further investigation revealed that all four subjects were together and attempting to promote prison contraband.

Contraband seized included:
8 g Fentanyl
6 g Ecstasy
14 Cell Phones
Charging Blocks
Black and Mild Cigars

All four suspects were arrested, transported to the Barbour County Jail, and charged with Promoting Prison Contraband 1st, Promoting Prison Contraband 2nd, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Trafficking Fentanyl. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be pending.