CANTON — The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office charged six inmates at the St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility with first-degree attempted promoting prison contraband, a class D Felony.

Charged were Tyler J. Armstrong, 29, of 621 Kendrick St., Ogdensburg; Steven E. Davis, 31, of 17 Commerce Lane, Canton; Michael B. Middlemiss Jr., 31, of 3635 County Route 14, Madrid; Jerome T. Hobbs, 32, of 226 Wood Road, Lisbon; Kenneth Reese, 30, of 2459 State Highway 812, DeKalb; and Timothy A. Scott, 34, of 12 Perkins Road, Massena.

Detectives allege that over the course of approximately one month, multiple inmates attempted to receive dangerous contraband in the facility by receiving letters in the mail.

Contained in the letters were pieces of sublingual strips, which tested positive for Buprenorphine, a schedule III controlled substance, said a press release from the Sheriff. The letters were discovered by corrections officers at the St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility.

“Under no circumstances will this behavior be tolerated. This puts the correctional division employees at risk of unnecessary exposure and I’m confident that our Detectives will continue to follow up on the leads as it relates to this ongoing course of conduct,” the sheriff’s department said in the official statement.

The investigation of where the letters originated is currently ongoing and further charges are pending.

If anyone has further information, they are asked to contact the Detective Division at 315-379-2360.

All six inmates were issued appearance tickets returnable to Canton Town Court at a later date.