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KCSO detectives arrest six people in Cedar Springs for drug, firearms crime

CEDAR SPRINGS, Mich. -- The Kent County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 51-year-old Cedar Springs woman for allegedly creating fraudulent attorney documents.

It says investigators were notified last month of a suspicious piece of mail an area attorney received. A letter was sent to an inmate at the Kent County Jail labeled with the attorney’s name. The attorney contacted the Sheriff's Office, and the Kent Area Narcotics Team discovered a suspect was involved in forging mail as if it were from attorneys and using the attorney-client privilege to smuggle narcotics into the jail. A search warrant was conducted last week on Trenton Avenue in Cedar Springs, and detectives arrested six people for various drug- and firearm-related crimes. Among those arrested was Shannon Soltys of Cedar Springs.

More from the KCSO news release:

In total, detectives arrested six people during the search for various crimes which were drug and firearm related. 51-year-old Shannon Soltys from Cedar Springs was arrested in connection with creating fraudulent attorney documents. 

The case was reviewed by the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office which authorized charges of smuggling of contraband into a correctional facility in addition to drug-related charges.

Soltys was arraigned in the 63rd District Court. The KCSO is using this information to increase our awareness of tactics used in attempts to exploit the jail’s security and is thankful for an astute attorney. As always, if you see something suspicious, say something. [Mug shot: Shannon Soltys, per KCSO]

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