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Meth Charges Send One To Jail

By Lauren Williams

11/28/2016

Iris Johnson

(KAIR)--An Effingham woman goes to jail on drug charges stemming from an Oct. 6 single-vehicle injury wreck.

According to a report from Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, 59-year-old Iris Johnson was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of narcotics.

Laurie said it was back in October when Johnson claimed to swerve to a miss a bird while traveling westbound on 274th Road near Greeley Road.

She overcorrected and went off the road hitting a fence post and tree before the vehicle stopped.

Johnson was transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment of her injuries.

While investigating the wreck, deputies found what they believed to be methamphetamine and hydrocodone pills.

Laurie said the sheriff’s office filed an affidavit for a warrant to be issued to Johnson.

That warrant was served Friday. She was booked into the Atchison County Jail.

Johnson posted a $7,500 bond and was released.

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