BCSO arrests woman who brought gun into the Bexar County Jail

Christina Ysmael, 37, faces a charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon. Christina Ysmael, 37, faces a charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon. Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 45 Caption Close BCSO arrests woman who brought gun into the Bexar County Jail 1 / 45 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — Sheriff’s deputies slapped the cuffs on a woman they say brought a handgun along for a visit at the Bexar County Jail Tuesday afternoon.

The woman, identified by the Sheriff’s Office as Christina Ysmael, 37, faces a charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon.

According to the sheriff’s office, security monitors at the front desk of the jail discovered the weapon as Ysmael arrived for a visit.

Sheriff’s office spokesman James Keith said she was immediately taken into custody, and has since been released on bond.

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