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By Staff reports A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly transporting prohibited items into a local correctional facility, according to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office. Kristopher Evans, 26, of Charleston, was arrested after police said he slipped contraband to inmates at the Charleston Correctional Facility through the a fence in March, the release said. Deputies found a generic form of Neurontin, which is used to treat nerve pain, and a powder substance at Evans' home and believe this is what he allegedly gave to inmates, according to the release. He was arrested at South Central Regional Jail, where he was being held for violating his parole.