Summerville man arrested in Dorchester County Jail for attempting to sell contraband

SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCBD) – A Summerville man out on bail was arrested for conspiring with an inmate to sell drugs and other contraband at Lieber Correctional Institute.

Damien Rakari Anderson, 25, is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of marijuana with intent to resell, delivery of contraband to an inmate and criminal conspiracy, according to the SC Department of Corrections (SCDC).

In October 2023, Anderson conspired with an inmate at the Dorchester County Jail to smuggle marijuana, methamphetamine and other contraband into Lieber Correctional, arrest warrants show.

Anderson planned to place a package containing 350 grams of marijuana and 113 grams of methamphetamine, as well as various items, in the back of an SCDC truck and drive it to the facility for distribution.

Investigators found text messages between Anderson and several inmates discussing the plan. According to arrest warrants, they also found a video on Anderson’s phone taken in the LCI parking lot in which the “induction was planned.”

Anderson was charged in February with attempting to fly a drone loaded with contraband into the yard of the LCI prison.