Cierah M. Schlumpf and Haley M. Crowe, both of Evansville, were arrested after police said they were tied to an alleged plan to get drugs into Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. The case is now moving through Vanderburgh County court and jail records.
Police said the investigation grew from communications, interviews, and later search warrants, but the first frame is simple. Detectives were looking at whether drugs were meant for an inmate, and both women now face charges connected to that alleged plan.
How Police Say the Prison Drug Plan Started
Police say the case started with a prison phone call involving Haley M. Crowe. During that call, Crowe allegedly admitted she had drugs and planned to give them to Cierah M. Schlumpf, who would then pass them to an inmate.
Detectives later interviewed Crowe, and police say her statements added a second piece to the case. She allegedly admitted bringing meth into Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, where officers say an inmate retrieved it from her front pocket during a visit.
According to an affidavit, Schlumpf admitted receiving several grams of meth and Buprenorphine from Crowe. Police say she planned to give those drugs to an inmate, which placed both Evansville women inside the same alleged smuggling conspiracy.
What Officers Reported Finding at Crowe’s Home
Police later served a search warrant at Crowe’s home and found a safe hidden under her sink. That detail matters because officers were not only relying on statements from a phone call or interview. They were looking for physical evidence tied to the alleged plan.
Officers said the safe contained 14 bags of marijuana, a bag of assorted pills, several ounces of heroin, a peach-colored powdery substance, and about 3 ounces of meth. A digital scale was also found, according to police.
Police also reported finding a sudoku book laced with unknown chemicals. That item gives the case a sharper prison contraband angle, because paper can be used to hide substances and move them through places where normal drug packaging would be easier to detect.
What Police Reported Finding at Schlumpf’s Home
Police also searched Schlumpf’s home as part of the same prison drug smuggling investigation. Officers said the search produced more than 8 ounces of meth, a quantity that moved the case beyond the earlier allegation of several grams meant for an inmate.
Investigators also reported finding 212 Suboxone strips and a digital scale at the home. Suboxone can be prescribed for opioid treatment, but in a criminal case, police focus on how it was stored, counted, and allegedly planned for delivery inside prison.
Both Evansville women now face numerous drug-related charges and are being held in the Vanderburgh County Jail on a $20,000 bond. The search results give prosecutors physical evidence to place beside the prison call, detective interviews, and alleged inmate handoff plan.
Endnote
Debate around this Evansville case is about prison safety, but also about addiction pressure that follows people behind the walls. When drugs enter a correctional facility, inmates, visitors, and staff all face risk, especially when meth, heroin, or unknown chemicals are involved.
Next chapters should come through court filings, the affidavit, $20,000 bonds, prison phone calls, detective interviews, and search warrant evidence from both homes. Prosecutors must prove what Crowe and Schlumpf allegedly planned, not just what police reported finding afterward.