Tammy Lynn Jackson, 36, Staples, was charged Dec. 2 with one felony count of fifth-degree possession of cocaine.
According to the criminal complaint, on Dec. 1 at approximately 11:27 p.m., law enforcement was dispatched to a welfare check at a parking lot of a business in Randall. Someone had called to report that a woman appeared to be passed out in the driver’s seat of her vehicle and did not respond to a knock on the window.
Officers located the vehicle and noted a woman slumped over in the driver’s seat. The driver eventually woke up after multiple knocks on the window and was identified as Jackson. She opened the door and spoke to officers, stating she was on her way to Staples.
Officers observed in plain view a glass pipe commonly used to smoke methamphetamine. Jackson was asked to step out of the vehicle, at which point she observed the pipe and allegedly said “Oh shit, that’s mine.”
Officers located a small baggie of a resin-like substance near the motor vehicle. Jackson allegedly admitted it was hers, and advised that there was a bag of cocaine on the seat, which officers then located.
Jackson later turned over additional baggies, one of which contained a white substance, later field-tested positive for cocaine and weighing 1.8 grams.
In a statement, Jackson allegedly said she found that cocaine and meth in a parking lot. She allegedly admitted to using the meth earlier and stated she used cocaine in an attempt to stay awake on the drive to Staples.
If convicted, Jackson faces up to five years in prison and/or $10,000 in fines.