Woman allegedly found with variety of drugs in purse

Wineland
Wineland

A Hot Springs woman who was arrested Tuesday on a warrant now also faces numerous drug charges after Hot Springs police detectives allegedly found a wide variety of drugs inside her purse.

Melissa J. Wineland, 37, of 937 Third St., was taken into custody at her residence shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and charged with felony counts of possession of mushrooms with purpose to deliver, possession of meth with purpose to deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia, each punishable by up to 20 years in prison, along with felony possession of Suboxone with purpose to deliver, possession of Xanax with purpose to deliver, possession of Klonopin with purpose to deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia, and a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana.

Wineland, who was in custody at the Garland County Detention Center, pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon during a video arraignment before District Court Judge Ralph Ohm. Bond was set at $20,000.

According to the probable cause affidavit, several officers with the Hot Springs Police Department Special Investigation Narcotics Unit were asked to assist a detective with the arrest of Wineland on a felony warrant. She was taken into custody without incident and transported to the detention center.

A gray purse, which Wineland reportedly identified as her own, was searched and detectives allegedly located two containers of suspected meth, about 2.5 grams, 2.5 grams of mushrooms inside a baggie, a strip of Suboxone, 12 Klonopin pills, two Xanax pills, one unidentified round blue pill, about 4.5 grams of suspected marijuana and two glass smoking pipes.

Local on 10/26/2017

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