A Blair County Prison inmate charged with third-degree murder is facing additional charges in a separate case after allegedly conspiring with two city residents to smuggle contraband into the prison.

Rickey Sharief Joyner, 45, was charged with single felony counts of dealing in unlawful proceeds, contraband – controlled substance, conspiracy – contraband, possession of a controlled substance by an inmate, criminal use of a communication facility, possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy to commit possession with intent to deliver. He remains incarcerated with bail already denied in the murder case.

Joyner’s co-defendants in the case, Mandi Lynn Claycomb, 42, and Chedell Maurice Henderson Jr., 39, were arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Kevin Stoltz on identical charges of single felony counts of dealing in unlawful proceeds, contraband – controlled substance, conspiracy – contraband, criminal use of a communication facility, possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy to commit possession with intent to deliver. They were remanded to the Blair County Prison after being unable to pay their respective $500,000 bails.

Altoona police were assigned a contraband case on May 21 involving Joyner. Officers met with Prison Warden Matthew Hale, who said Joyner was suspected of attempting to smuggle contraband into the prison through medical transports to Station Medical, 1500 Ninth Ave., according to the affidavit of probable cause.

Hale said Joyner was taken to Station Medical for treatment every Monday, Wednesday and Friday since Feb. 23. A shakedown of Joyner’s housing unit yielded several vapes and tobacco, the police report states.

Reports from two corrections officers stated they searched the bathroom near the medical office that Joyner was transported to and found no contraband. The bathroom was searched again before transport was about to leave the appointment and before Joyner used the bathroom. At that time, the corrections officers located a collection of contraband, including vapes, vape cartridges, tobacco, rolling papers and a controlled substance later determined to be marijuana. The corrections officers found the contraband inside a vacuum-sealed bag in the bathroom’s trash can, underneath the trash bag, the report states.

Officers subsequently reviewed Joyner’s jailhouse calls as a part of their investigation. In the calls, Joyner converses with Claycomb regarding multiple drops of the contraband, including payment, what items to include and where to hide them at Station Medical. The calls show that Joyner and Claycomb coordinated the drops to coincide with his medical appointments, the report states.

Officers also reviewed traffic and security cameras near and at Station Medical for a black 2012 Jeep Patriot that was determined to be registered to Claycomb. On May 18, the vehicle can be seen entering Station Medical’s parking lot. A male, later identified as Henderson, is seen exiting the vehicle and entering the Dialysis Center while wearing a backpack, according to the affidavit.

Joyner, Henderson and Claycomb are scheduled for preliminary hearings June 10 in front of Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones.