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Erie jail cook admits sneaking in alcohol, cigs

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A cook at a jail in Northwest Ohio is accused of smuggling alcohol and cigarettes to inmates after an incident at the Erie County Jail on Super Bowl Sunday.

Detectives say Mildred Hensley, 59, confessed to sneaking in the contraband for the past four months.

Jail surveillance cameras caught inmates drinking the alcohol.

Officers say Hensley also admitted to bringing in scissors and an electric hair trimmer for inmates to cut their hair.

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