Reportedly, a spat between neighbors at Allen’s Motel led to a Linton woman calling 911, which eventually landed her in jail herself after telling the officers who appeared at the west-side motel that her microwave was talking to her.
Officers were invited inside to check out the animated appliance. Given drug-use was now thought likely, they responded with asking the resident for permission to search her motel room. After permission was given, a clear glass smoking device with residue field-testing positive for methamphetamine was discovered, along with zip-lock bag of a white, crystal-like substance, a set of scales, calibrating weights, numerous plastic bags, and another two bags containing a plant-like material.
The resident, Christi Mathis, age 43, of Linton was arrested for:
- Possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony;
- Controlled substance dealing, a Class A misdemeanor;
- Possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and,
- Possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
Mathis later admitted to officers that the pipe was hers, according to probable cause affidavit filed in the case. She also admitted that she sells weed, a “couple grams here-and-there.”
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