NASHVILLE — Authorities have charged a Rocky Mount man with trying to smuggle into jail a firearm hidden in his groin area.
Turkise Petway, 27, of Lindsey Street faces charges of carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon by a prisoner.
At noon on April 29, Rocky Mount police took Petway to the Nash County Detention Center on counts of conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon and aiding and abetting armed robbery.