A Ruston woman was charged with DWI Sunday after admitting she “took Xanax and smoked weed” before being stopped by a sheriff’s deputy.
Maria Carmen Trejo, 31, was initially stopped for an equipment violation on Tarbutton Road. The deputy smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the car and saw signs of impairment when talking to Trejo and administering field sobriety tests.
Trejo said she had only consumed one drink but had taken some Xanax and had smoked weed (marijuana). Xanax bottles and a paper bag containing marijuana were found in the car.
Trejo was arrested and a breath at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center showed no indication of alcohol. She was booked for DWI-first offense and possession of marijuana.
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