(Long Beach, IN) - Police say a professional drywall finisher doing work in Long Beach was driving erratically before being caught with a dangerous narcotic.

 

Valerie Taylor, 47, is charged with level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine. She was being held for authorities in Cass County, Michigan, which had a warrant out for her arrest on a possession of methamphetamine charge.

 

According to court documents, early on September 8, a Long Beach Police officer observed an SUV pull out of a driveway and begin traveling on Lakeshore Drive at “12 to 14” miles per hour. However, the road beside Lake Michigan is under a 25 mph speed limit.

 

The vehicle then veered over the center line while turning right onto Chastleton Drive.

 

During a traffic stop, a badly sweating and shaking Taylor explained she’s the owner of Handy Dry & Painting, LLC in Osceola. Court documents revealed that she was hired to do some drywall repair and other miscellaneous repairs at the residence where she pulled out of the driveway.

 

According to police, she exhibited multiple signs of being under the influence of drugs. In addition, the amount of trash and disarray inside the 2007 Jeep Liberty also gave the officer the impression she and a man in the passenger seat were living out of the vehicle.  

 

Police said she was taken to the La Porte County Jail, where a small glass vial containing methamphetamine fell out of her bra.

 

She was also cited for driving left of center and doing work as an unregistered contractor, police said.