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Man Sentenced to Two Years for Smuggling Drugs into Jail

Paul Bautista Pleaded Guilty to Sneaking Heroin, Prescription Pills, Marijuana, and Tobacco into County Facility

By Chris Meagher, Kelsey Gripenstraw
Sat Feb 18, 2012 | 6:00am
Heroin seized during search
SBSD

A Santa Maria man who admitted to smuggling drugs into Santa Barbara County Jail was sentenced to two years in prison Friday morning.

Paul Bautista, 30, pleaded guilty to a felony of bringing illegal narcotics into the facility. He along with two others — Marcos Ramos and Samantha Aftergut — were arrested in November after authorities reportedly found the drugs on Ramos. Authorities suspected Aftergut gave the drugs to Bautista, who then smuggled them into the jail and gave them to Ramos.

Bautista, Paul Charles

Chief Deputy District Attorney Hilary Dozer dismissed charges against Aftergut because the “evidence with regard to her was insufficient to proceed.” There was no way to prove the drugs prescribed to her were the drugs discovered in the jail, Dozer explained.

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