Cops: Woman, 39, Successfully Smuggled Small Firearm Hidden In Body Cavity Into Missouri Jail
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A Missouri woman arrested last month on drug and weapons charges had a small revolver hidden in a body cavity that went undetected during a strip search and two pat downs, police report.
The four-inch .22 caliber firearm was discovered yesterday by personnel at the Boone County Jail. The weapon was found among the personal belongings of Amy Natasha Wilhite, 39, who was booked into the facility on February 14 following her arrest by the Columbia Police Department.
Wilhite was charged with possession of methamphetamine, resisting arrest, unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was also booked for failing to appear in court in connection with prior collars for domestic assault and drunk driving.
An initial search of Wilhite by Columbia cops failed to locate the 4.6 ounce North American Arms revolver, which can hold five bullets. A “thorough pat search” at the jail was followed by a strip search before Wilhite joined other detainees in general population, according to cops.
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It was not until 17 days after Wilhite’s incarceration that jailers discovered the firearm. “An investigation immediately began, and probable cause was quickly developed to believe” Wilhite “was in possession of the firearm,” according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators believe that Wilhite (seen at left) had the gun concealed in her vagina upon entering the jail, and that she “removed the firearm from her body and concealed it within her personal belongings.”
The discovery of the gun resulted in Wilhite being charged with another felony for allegedly introducing a weapon into a correctional facility. Police have not revealed whether the gun was loaded.
The recovered firearm is seen in the above police photo. A new version of the firearm retails for around $250 and features a half-moon sight and a “Rosewood Bird’s Head” grip.
As previously reported in these pages, women in Tennessee, Illinois, and Oklahoma have been convicted of trying to enter a jail with a gun in their vagina. In fact, the Tennessee perp was packing the same firearm that Wilhite has been accused of possessing.
Inmate Who Hid Gun In Vagina Gets 10 Years
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APRIL 28--A Missouri woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling a loaded gun that was hidden in her vagina into a county jail, court records show.
During a Circuit Court hearing last week, Amy Wilhite, 39, copped to a felony indictment charging her with “delivery or concealment” of the weapon, a small .22 caliber revolver that was fully loaded with five rounds.
In a plea deal, Wilhite, seen at right, was sentenced to serve a decade in the custody of the Missouri Department Of Corrections. She is currently being held at the Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center, a state intake facility.
Wilhite, who has previously done stretches in state prison, was arrested on February 14 on gun and narcotics charges and booked into the Boone County jail in Columbia.
An initial search of Wilhite by Columbia Police Department officers failed to locate the 4.6 ounce North American Arms revolver stashed in her body orifice. A “pat search” at the jail was followed by a strip search, neither of which detected the four-inch firearm.
Wilhite was in the county lockup for 17 days before jailers discovered the gun, which was wrapped in plastic among her possessions. In a probable cause statement, investigators alleged that Wilhite had “removed the firearm from her body and concealed it within her personal belongings.”
During questioning at the jail, Wilhite admitted possessing the firearm, but claimed “she was only holding it for another female detainee.” But fellow inmates in Wilhite’s housing unit “all stated Amy was in possession of the firearm,” an investigator reported.
In addition to copping to the gun smuggling charge, Wilhite pleaded guilty on April 19 to the felony drug and weapons counts for which she was originally arrested. She was ordered to serve five years on each conviction, with the sentences to run concurrently with the 10-year prison term.
As previously reported in these pages, women in Tennessee, Illinois, and Oklahoma have also been convicted of trying to enter a jail with a gun in their vagina.
