A Maumee man faces criminal charges that accuse him of spraying pages of books with drugs and smuggling them into a northeast Ohio prison, including Vice President JD Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy ...

One of the books used in the suspected drug smuggling is “Hillbilly Elegy” written by Vice President JD Vance. According to a criminal complaint, Austin Siebert is charged with knowing ...

WOIO-19 reported that a K9 officer alerted to three items, including “Hillbilly Elegy,” a piece of paper ... a paperback book soaked in narcotics, a binding machine and tools at Siebert ...

Vance, who grew up in Jackson, Kentucky, and Middletown, Ohio, skyrocketed to fame as the author of "Hillbilly Elegy." The book later turned into a movie of the same name that was released in 2020.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Maumee man is accused of smuggling drugs into an Ohio prison by spraying Vice President JD Vance’s book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” with a synthetic marijuana compound ...