Former lawyer jailed for sending her pics, heroin to flirtatious inmate in envelope marked ‘legal mail’
KANSAS, MISSOURI: The US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri on Tuesday, August 9, sentenced a former public defender to prison for smuggling heroin to a prisoner named Ce-Antonyo Kennedy with whom she was romantically involved. Juliane L Colby, 44, of Shawnee, Kansas, faces imprisoned for one year and one month, Law and Crime reported. According to court documents, when her sentence of imprisonment expires, she must complete three years of supervised release and parole is not an option for this sentence.
According to Law and Crime, Colby entered a guilty plea on February 8 to a charge of conspiring to distribute heroin. For assisting the prisoner 20 years younger than her in obtaining a cell phone behind bars, Colby was apprehended and charged at the state level. Documents at the state and federal levels show that despite a diversion deal made in connection with the state court case, she later admittedly smuggled the narcotics.
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In the state court documents, Colby was identified as a member of Kennedy's defense team and more specifically as a "mitigation specialist." In court filings, Conspirator1 is referred to as the prisoner to whom Colby acknowledged conspiring to transport heroin between August 1 and August 10, 2019. The report further stated that in an envelope labeled "Legal Mail," Colby concealed the heroin along with a number of filings and court documents from an abandoned criminal case, as well as pictures of herself. A total of 3.25 grams of black tar heroin were taped beneath the flap of the package in eight little baggies.
"Conspirator 1" seems to be Ce-Antonyo D. Kennedy, 24, who has been named in separate state court actions. Kennedy was found guilty of murder and "armed criminal action" on April 11, 2017, according to a state court record. He was found guilty of second-degree murder, despite the fact that he was first charged with first-degree murder, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections database. According to the prosecutor's office, a 14-year-old girl was the victim in the murder case.
The crime came to light when Kennedy's jailers spotted him using a smuggled mobile phone. The inquiry got underway and Colby was accused in state court of helping Kennedy obtain the mobile phone while he was incarcerated. Four charges were included in Colby's initial federal indictment: one for conspiracy to distribute heroin, two for using a communication service, and one for attempted distribution of heroin.