Police searching for Louisville woman they believe tried to smuggle drugs into Metro Corrections

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Detectives are searching for a Louisville woman who they believe tried smuggling drugs into Metro Corrections.

According to Metro Corrections, Sabrina Knight is accused of working with an incarcerated person to "smuggle dangerous substances into the facility."

The jail's director, Jerry Collins, says the person she worked with was her incarcerated son, Joshua Knight.

"This is a mother and a son. This is a mother introducing deadly drugs into her son," Collins said.

Detectives say there is video surveillance they believe that shows Knight dropping "narcotics off at the jail trash compactor at the Hall of Justice" where an incarcerated individual could access them.

"When we catch you, we're gonna put you in jail," Collins said. "And hopefully go to prison. We're talking 11 fentanyl pills that can kill multiple people."

More than a dozen people have died while incarcerated at LMDC since November 2021. Some of those deaths were caused by a drug overdose.

That's why Collins has worked to upgrade the jail's security to stop the smuggling of drugs. The jail has installed more cameras, body scanners, introduced K9 units, and is working to seal off access to the loading dock, including the construction of a roof.

Knight is 50 years old and described as 5-foot-6-inches, 140 pounds and has brown hair with green eyes.

If anyone has information on the whereabouts of Knight, they should contact LMPD's tip line at (502) 574-LMPD (5673).

The full video footage of the incident can be viewed below: