A Missouri woman who smuggled a gun into a county jail by hiding it in her vagina was sentenced to a decade behind bars, a report said.
Amy Wilhite, 39, had pleaded guilty to sneaking the four-inch revolver into Boone County jail on February 14, The Smoking Gun reported.
The gun that Amy Wilhite was caught smuggling into a jail.
The gun that Amy Wilhite was caught smuggling into a jail.
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The firearm was loaded with five rounds when Wilhite brought it into the lockup.
Police and jail guards failed to detect the gun, which was eventually found by authorities 17 days after Wilhite was sent to jail on seperate gun and narcotics charges, the report said.
She's brave, I'll give her that! But it shows why searches are necessary...