KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Police say a 19-year-old woman smuggled a loaded gun into a jail after a cavity search revealed she had been hiding the weapon in her crotch.
A police report says Dallas Archer was arrested this week on a charge of driving on a suspended license.
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The report says a search at a Tennessee jail Monday turned up a loaded North American Arms 22-calibre mini revolver inside the woman. The reports say a computer check later revealed that the weapon had been stolen.
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Archer is charged with possession of stolen property, illegal possession of a firearm and introducing contraband into the jail.
A court clerk says no attorney is listed for Archer.
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