A shake down at DeKalb County Jail this past week shook out two inmates, both of whom are charged with possessing drugs inside the institution.

Christopher Derrick, 22, is charged with contraband in a penal institution and simple possession. He was busted as officers were searching the jail annex during the early morning hours in a surprise inspection. A corrections officer who was walking the inmates out of the wing was radioed that Derrick may be in possession of an illegal substance. When the jailer approached him he passed something to another inmate. The officer was able to grab the container and found it contained a lighter and pills. Derrick admitted it was clonazepam.

During the same inspection, inmate Thomas B. Nix, 22, of Smithville was charged with possession of contraband in a penal institution. Officers say they found marijuana hidden under his bunk during the morning shakedown.

In other news from Sheriff Patrick Ray:

• Daniel Lynn Johnson, 21 is charged with theft for allegedly stealing a dirt bike worth $1,400 from a residence on Page Drive.
• Riley A. Bullard, 52, of Smithville is charged with public intoxication. He was arrested after deputies went to a residence on a call there was an unwanted guest present. He was found to have an odor of alcohol about him and was unsteady on his feet. He was taken into custody for the safety of himself and the public.

All the above mentioned defendants are to appear in General Sessions Court on April 12.