July 19, 2024, the police conducted the traffic stop in regard to the Defendant for traveling approximately 90 miles an hour and 70 mile per hour zone. The police made contact with the driver, and she rolled down the window halfway. The police asked the Defendant to roll down the window all the way and she did not comply. The police asked for her license, registration and insurance and she pulled out a stack of credit cards. The Master Sargeant asked the driver step out of the vehicle because it would be safer to communicate outside on the side of the interstate. The Defendant appeared to be nervous, and they asked her to roll down the windows and step out of the car multiple times. After she failed to comply, the officers pulled the driver out of the vehicle and she tried to pull herself back in the vehicle to try the police.
The officers also noted that they detected the scent of marijuana emanating from the vehicle and placed her under arrest for resisting arrest without violence. Search incident to the arrest revealed that methamphetamines, marijuana and cocaine in the vehicle. In addition to the drugs, the police found over $22,000 in cash in the vehicle.
After discussing the case with the Assistant State Attorney, all felony charges were dismissed.