Cellphone And Weed Dropped Into Ohio Jail Yard By Drone

CLEVELAND (AP) - Police in Ohio have released video they say shows an inmate collecting contraband dropped by drone over a county jail's outdoor exercise yard.

Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County officials released the video Tuesday.

The security video shows an inmate in an outdoor area at Cuyahoga County Jail's complex in Euclid (YOO'-klid) looking up at something off-camera. He later attempts to catch an item falling above him. He misses and collects the item from the ground and walks out of view.

Authorities say the dropped parcel contained a cell phone and loose-leaf marijuana.

The county sheriff's office launched an investigation and has turned the case over to prosecutors.

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