Monday, January 23, 2012
Employee Claims Meth Found Inside Convenience Store
An employee claimed ownership of a small amount of methamphetamine that was found inside a Summertown convenience store during the weekend.
Deputies with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to Quik Mart on U.S. Highway 43 North around 7:00 p.m. Sunday. Employees on duty reported they had located drug-related items that had been stashed inside the market.
Deputies report that employees found a cigarette case that contained approximately one gram of meth, a straw, and some aluminum foil.
Employees told deputies they suspected the contraband belonged to another employee who had a history of illegal drug activity. One of the deputies noted that on two separate occasions he had been involved on searches of the suspect’s home. On both occasions, he reported, methamphetamine had been seized.
Deputies made their way to the Highway 43, Mt. Pleasant home of the sixty-one-year-old suspect. When confronted, they report she admitted the items belonged to her.
Evidence in the case is will be presented to an upcoming session of the Lawrence County Grand Jury.
