(La Porte County, IN) - La Porte County Police, responding to a report of a reckless driver, ended up making a drug-related arrest last night.
Candace Schwandt, 22, of Michigan City has been charged with Level 6 felony Possession of Cocaine or a Narcotic Drug, in addition to Possession of Paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.
A dispatcher was notified about a driver unable to maintain its lane of travel, speeding up and slowing down on U.S. 30 in Wanatah. A responding officer then located the vehicle in the area of U.S. 421 and U.S. 6 near Westville.
The officer then witnessed the Chevy Cruze in question veer over the center and fog lines, before pulling it over and immediately detected an odor of burnt marijuana coming from inside the vehicle as Schwandt rolled down her window.
Schwandt said she was heading from Ft. Wayne to her parents’ house in Michigan City, and blamed her vision for the erratic driving.
A small amount of marijuana along with a half gram of fentanyl were allegedly found on her possession. Police said there were also empty and full containers of narcan and other drug related items such, as a scale, and smoking devices in the vehicle.
