BAY COUNTY< Fla. (WDNews)-Bay County Sheriff’s Office inspectors have arrested two Panama City women following an investigation into contraband smuggling at the Bay County Jail.
Shawna Yohe, 44, and Elizabeth Walker, 27, were taken into custody after weeks of surveillance and intelligence gathering by BCSO inspectors. Investigators received information that Yohe, an employee of the jail’s contracted food service vendor, had been smuggling methamphetamine and Suboxone strips into the facility.
On Feb. 13, 2025, inspectors conducted surveillance on an inmate suspected of receiving contraband from Yohe. As deputies approached, the inmate dropped a sock on the floor. Another inmate picked it up, removed the contraband, and attempted to hide it inside the dormitory. Deputies recovered the items, which were confirmed to be methamphetamine and Suboxone strips.
Further investigation revealed that Yohe had been smuggling contraband into the jail throughout January and February. A search warrant for Yohe’s phone uncovered CashApp transactions from Walker, who investigators determined had personally delivered the contraband to Yohe’s residence. Yohe then smuggled the items into the jail during her shifts in exchange for payment.
An arrest warrant was issued for Yohe on a charge of introducing contraband into a detention facility. On Feb. 18, 2025, she was found hiding inside her residence and taken into custody. She faces an additional charge of resisting an officer without violence.
Walker was arrested at a local hotel on Feb. 21, 2025, without incident. She is charged with conspiracy to introduce contraband into a detention facility.
