Inmate sentenced for smuggling pot, tobacco into Whatcom County Jail

A Whatcom County Jail inmate who broke out a window in his cell to smuggle in marijuana and tobacco has been sentenced to eight months in jail.
Daniel J. Faix, 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deliver marijuana Thursday, June 2, in Whatcom County Superior Court.
According to court documents, on March 22, jail staff received reports of a broken second-floor window in a cell that overlooks Prospect Street. A makeshift rope made from torn and knotted bed sheets was found in a nearby garbage can. When searched, Faix was found with tobacco.
Investigators interviewed inmates from the unit where the window was broken, and one said he heard Faix say he was "going to make something happen." The same inmate heard a window break at about 9:30 p.m. March 21.
Investigators listened to recorded calls that Faix made from the jail before the window was broken and heard him talking to Nicholas Faix, 21, and Stephanie Wheatley, 24, about plans to get marijuana and tobacco to him in the jail.
Nicholas Faix and Wheatley also were charged with conspiracy to deliver marijuana, but their cases were dismissed.