Story Submitted
Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Saturday, Dec. 31 at 10:15 p.m. DTF Investigator Sgt. Jarrod Lauth conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Jessica Rae Mauldin, age 30 of Pinetta, for a faulty equipment violation on SE Old County Camp Road. Mauldin is known by Sgt. Lauth as a drug violator from previous
violations. Sgt. Lauth instructed Mauldin to exit the vehicle and issued Mauldin a written warning.
Sgt. Bobby Boatwright deployed canine Leo to perform a free air sniff on the exterior of the vehicle and Leo gave a positive response to the presence of narcotic odor.
During a probable cause search of the interior of the vehicle, investigators located 5.5 grams of crystal methamphetamine, a digital scale and several glass smoking pipes concealed inside a purse that belonged to Mauldin.
Mauldin was placed under arrest and transported to the Madison County Jail without incident.
Charges:
Possess / sell controlled substance – methamphetamine
Possess drug paraphernalia / equipment