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Tuesday, 14 July 2015 17:01

Woman charged with pill possession after stop

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Leggett Leggett Halifax County Sheriffs Office

A Tarboro woman faces prescription drug charges following a traffic stop for speeding in Scotland Neck Friday night.

Deputy Steven Casey of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office stopped the vehicle around 9 p.m. on Highway 258.

Casey detected the odor of marijuana in the vehicle. A subsequent search yielded five Oxycodone pills, one Hydrocodone pill and three Lortab pills.

Christy Leggett, 24, was charged with possession of schedule II, prescription label not present, possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding.

She was released on $5,000 bond with a July 29 court date pending.

 

The attachments on the woman's chest as seen in her photo could not be immediately explained.

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