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Former Kansas prison guard to stand trial for drug-smuggling

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) – A former Kansas prison guard will stand trial on 10 counts related to a drug-smuggling case at a Hutchinson prison.

Zachary Wood was bound over for trial last week following a preliminary hearing on counts ranging from possession with intent to distribute to trafficking in a correctional facility.

Prosecutors say Wood tried to smuggle drugs into the prison last summer after arranging sales with three women. The three women are charged with conspiracy to traffic in a penal institution and also appeared in court Thursday.

Denisha Starnes, Esther Davis and Stephanie Thindiu along with Wood were all set for formal arraignment on Feb. 1.

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