Attempted wedding kiss drug exchange lands bride in jail

Friday, August 2, 2013

photo Brita West

Huntsville, Tenn. - A bride to be ended up behind bars with her intended groom, after deputies caught on to her plans to pass drugs to him during their kiss.

According to the Scott County Sheriff's Department, Brita West came to the detention center in Huntsville to marry prisoner Willard Tinch on Sunday.

While she was being searched, she asked an officer how she would be able to kiss Tinch after the ceremony. While she was talking, the officer noted that West's dentures kept falling down, and saw that West had a package in her mouth.

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