Woman Arrested on Drug Charges during Traffic Stop

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department made a traffic stop on Thursday and arrested a woman on drug charges.
Sheriff Patrick Ray says 27 year old Lindsay Lee Stribling of Felts Road Sparta was charged April 1st with possession of a schedule II drug (Methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Her bond was set at $5,000 and she will appear in court on April 22nd. Sheriff Ray says a deputy stopped a vehicle on Highway 70 East for weaving and asked the driver for consent to search. The officer noticed Stribling trying to tuck something in her waist line area. A female correctional officer conducted a search of Stribling’s person and found a black bag that contained two small baggies of a white powdery substance believed to be Methamphetamine, a cut straw, and 4 hypodermic needles.
25 year old Amanda Kate Covington of Towles Avenue, McMinnville was arrested on Sunday, April 4th after deputies responded to a domestic violence call on Cripps Lane. After arrival, officers met Covington who was belligerent and throwing items from a vehicle that was at the residence. After being asked several times to calm down, Covington refused. She was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct. Found in Covington’s purse were 4 white pills in a cellophane wrapper that are believed to be Xanax. Covington was charged with disorderly conduct and possession of a schedule IV drug Xanax. Her bond was set at $3,000 and she will appear in court on April 29th..
23 year old Mark Fish Jr. of Bell Street Smithville was arrested on Sunday, March 28th for leaving the scene of an accident. His bond was set at $2,500 and he will appear in court on April 22nd. Deputies were dispatched to an automobile accident on Capshaw Road. Sheriff Ray says Fish was allegedly in his vehicle chasing someone in another vehicle when the accident occurred. The victim stated that Fish passed and then hit their automobile and left the scene. Fish was later found and arrested.
47 year old Shelia Curtis of Richland Road, Murfreesboro was arrested on Tuesday, March 30th for theft of property under $500. On January 15th while Curtis was at the DeKalb County Jail trying to bond a friend out of Jail she stole a correctional officer’s jacket, which was hanging on the back of an office chair in the front lobby. Curtis admitted to the theft. The jacket and belongings in the jacket were valued at $140. Bond for Curtis was set at $2,500.