A traffic stop led to a multitude of charges and the arrest of 29-year-old Shelby Chevallier Dec. 4 according to an affidavit for warrant of arrest filed in Fulton County.
On Dec. 4, Arkansas State Police Trooper Jason Long observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and crossing the center line.
Long conducted a traffic stop and while speaking to Chevallier witnessed a needle lying on top of the woman’s purse. Chevallier told Long she did not have her driver’s license on her.
In speaking, Long asked if Chevallier was a diabetic in reference to the needle. She told the officer she was but refused to provide proof.
While searching for information, Chevallier then grabbed the needle and slid it into her coat sleeve.
Long instructed her to place the needle on the dashboard. The woman continued to make erratic movements and began talking about her parent’s health while becoming emotional and angry.
When asked to step from the vehicle, Chevallier refused and was forcibly removed.
Chevallier apologized for her actions and told Long she was behaving badly because she knew there were drugs in the vehicle.
A search of the vehicle yielded two bags of what later tested positive as methamphetamine, paraphernalia with residue, miscellaneous pills, and more.
Chevallier was transported to the Fulton County Jail and just prior to entry, told Long she had placed two needles inside her pants.
As a result, Chevallier was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a class C felony; Possession of drug paraphernalia, a class D felony; possession of a controlled schedule II substance, a class D felony; tampering with physical evidence, a class D felony; resisting arrest, a class B misdemeanor; driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor; driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked, an unclassified misdemeanor; driving o nth roadways laned for traffic, an unclassified misdemeanor; speeding, a class C misdemeanor; no insurance, an unclassified misdemeanor and no seatbelt, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Bond was set at $10,000.
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