Bad headlight leads to drug conviction
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June 11, 2013 |
 A burned out headlight brought about a traffic
stop in
January that resulted in multiple drug charges
and a felony conviction for the passenger, Anne
Marie Solt, 42, Naples, who pled guilty and was
sentenced last week.
According to court records, a sheriff's deputy
noticed the bad headlight and made the stop at
6:55 p.m. on Deep Creek Loop. While talking to
the driver, the officer noted that Solt was a
bit too animated, raising his suspicion that she
was under the influence.
When asked, she told the deputy that she hadn't
used in several months, but as he watched her
continue to act furtively after returning to his
vehicle, he called dispatch and requested that a
K-9 be brought in.
The drug-sniffing dog and a Border Patrol agent
soon arrived and confirmed the deputy's
suspicion, and a quick search turned up an
assortment of paraphernalia in a handbag on the
dash in front of Solt; two syringes, an altered
ink pen with burnt reside and a large spoon.
Solt admitted the bag was hers and that she'd
used methamphetamines about four hours earlier.
She was taken into custody and transported to
the sheriff's office, where a more thorough
search turned up a small rock of crystal meth
and four promethazine hydrochloride pills, a
sedative for which she had no prescription.
She was charged with felony possession of a
controlled substance and misdemeanor counts of
possession of drug paraphernalia and possession
of a legend drug without a prescription,
container or label.
The latter charge was ultimately dismissed by
the prosecutor and she pled guilty to the first
two charges.
She appeared before Judge Barbara Buchanan June
4 in Boundary County court, where she was handed
a prison sentence of two to five years,
suspended and placed on five years supervised
probation. She was fined a total of $307.50,
ordered to pay $300 in restitution and $853
court costs, and given 60 days local jail time,
which she had served while awaiting sentencing.
In addition, she must perform 100 hours of
community service and undergo both mental health
counseling and substance abuse treatment. |
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