Man faces Numerous Charges after Incident at Alto Prison

The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office reports that 26-year-old Devonte Eddie Donald Jenkins of Dalton, Ga., faces numerous charges related to a pre-dawn incident outside Lee Arrendale State Prison near Alto on Wednesday.  Jenkins, who was booked in at the Habersham County Detention Center Wednesday afternoon following his arrest in Cornelia, is charged with possession of prohibited items by state inmates, bringing contraband across guard lines, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, illegal possession of a controlled substance, and possession of methamphetamine.