A Ruston woman was arrested by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office last week after drugs and outstanding warrants were found following a traffic stop.
Caitlin Riser Schmidt, 33, was stopped on La. Highway 33 on October 24 shortly after midnight when a deputy clocked her Dodge Challenger at 69 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone.
While Schmidt had identification, a records check showed her Louisiana driver’s license was suspended. Warrants were located in Ouachita Parish for Schmidt charging her with failure to appear in District Court on charges a bank fraud, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Schmidt was asked if there was anything illegal in the vehicle. She first stated no, but then admitted there was a baggie of methamphetamine in the center console. Two bags of methamphetamine, a hose with a glass mouthpiece attached for smoking, digital scales, a syringe loaded with liquid methamphetamine, and another syringe partially filled with liquid methamphetamine were found in the vehicle.
A purse on the passenger seat contained two dosage units of methylphenidate hydrochloride, a Schedule II controlled substance and one unit of alprazolam (Xanax) a Schedule IV controlled substance.
Schmidt was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for possession of methamphetamine, possession of methylphenidate hydrochloride, possession of alprazolam, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension, speeding, and the Ouachita parish warrants.
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