By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

NORTH WEBSTER — Two women were recently arrested after a traffic stop resulted in the discovery of drugs and paraphernalia.

Stacie Dawn Herr, 44, Fort Wayne, is charged with dealing methamphetamine, a level 2 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level 4 felony; unlawful possession of a syringe, a level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor; possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor; and possession of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor.

Brittany Michelle Frain, who also goes by Brittany Michelle Nelson, 36, Lebanon, is charged with possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a syringe, both level 6 felonies.

On March 2, an Indiana State Police trooper pulled a speeding vehicle over in North Webster. The trooper identified the vehicle’s driver as Herr and a passenger as Frain.

A K9 unit at the scene alerted to drugs inside the vehicle.

According to court documents, inside the vehicle, officers found 15.4 grams of meth, 0.8 grams of marijuana, a syringe, drug paraphernalia, and empty plastic bags commonly used for drug distribution.

Herr said she obtained the meth from a location in Syracuse.

Frain said when she got into Herr’s vehicle, she saw a plastic bag containing white residue on the dashboard and placed the bag inside her purse.

At the time of this incident, Frain had an active criminal case for meth possession in Noble County. She also has prior convictions for meth possession, paraphernalia possession, and failure to return to lawful detention.

Herr was previously convicted of meth possession in Whitley County in March 2022.

Herr and Frain were both booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on March 2.