A Town Creek woman arrested on meth charges Wednesday in Somerville also is accused of storing syringes for consuming pills in a Milo’s tea jug in Moulton, court records show.
Jessica Lowery, 27, 230 Lawrence County 128, Town Creek, is charged in Morgan County with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and two misdemeanors, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Lowery was arrested early Wednesday morning when deputies found more than 8 grams of meth and several syringes in her vehicle during a stop at Alabama 36 and Maxwell Road in Somerville, Sheriff Ana Franklin said.
Lowery was out on $15,000 bail after being arrested Monday on a meth charge in Lawrence County.
Lowery signed a statement admitting a pill, syringe, meth and marijuana found in her possession and in a vehicle she was riding in belonged to her, according to an arrest affidavit filed by Moulton police Officer Tim Owens.
Used syringes found inside a Milo’s tea jug also were identified as belonging to Lowery, Owens wrote.
Lowery’s charges in Moulton are two counts of possession of a controlled substance and two misdemeanors, court records show.
Also in Morgan County this week, three Cullman residents were arrested during a traffic stop in Hartselle, where Drug Task Force agents seized ½-gram of meth and four smoking devices, the sheriff said.
Timothy Joseph Turner, 53; Jimmy Ray Compton, 56; and Krandel Agee, 26, each are charged with possession of a controlled substance and one misdemeanor, reports show.
Hartselle police contacted drug agents about suspected meth after stopping the vehicle driven by Turner for allegedly running the four-way stop at Sparkman and Chestnut streets, Franklin said.
Turner is wanted on a warrant in Limestone County, Franklin said.
Lowery was being held in Morgan County Jail with bail set at $5,600.
Turner, Compton and Agee each were being held with bail set at $2,800.
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Morgan County Deputies find large quantities of Methamphetamine during routine traffic stop
DECATUR, Ala. – Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies stopped a vehicle in a routine traffic stop on Hwy 36 near Maxwell Road on Wednesday morning in Somerville, Al.
During the search of the vehicle, deputies discovered a large amount of Methamphetamine and syringes, some of which contained a liquid substance. Deputies identify the driver of the vehicle as 26-year-old Jessica Lowery.
Morgan County Drug Task Force arrived on the scene and performed a field test and later returned with positive results for the presence of Methamphetamine.
According to authorities Lowery was charged with possession of Methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of paraphernalia, and tampering with physical evidence.
Lowery is currently in jail with a $5,600 bond.
Morgan County Deputies find large quantities of Methamphetamine during routine traffic stop
