Carrie Graham
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg woman, who claimed in October at the time of her drug arrest to live at 1352 West Doris St., Harrisburg, and now claims she resides at 317 West Raymond St., Harrisburg, has been busted for stealing and drugs.
According to information filed in the case, on October 10, at 4:07 p.m., Carrie Graham, 28, of 317 West Raymond St., Harrisburg, was found sitting in a 2005 Volkswagon, in the 400 block of South Webster Street, Harrisburg.
When the plate on the vehicle was run by Harrisburg officer Nathan Moore it came back valid but to a 2011 Chevrolet sedan.
Officer Moore detained the vehicle and spoke with Graham who was unable to provide proof of insurance.
Graham informed Moore that she had illegally purchased the registration sticker from someone else.
Meth in syringe
She was taken into custody and subsequent to her arrest an inventory of the VW-Bug was completed.
That inventory uncovered several hypodermic syringes, one of which was loaded with a clear liquid, a metal tin containing a crystal substance that tested positive for meth, a glass pipe with scorch marks, and a small baggy containing cannabis.
Graham was arrested at that time and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Certificate, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Driving on Expired Registration.
Graham was released from police custody Oct. 12 after a $1,500 cash bond was posted on her behalf by Stephanie C. Horton, of 1212 Organ St., Eldorado.
Fast forward
Just short of 30 days later, November 7, at approximately 12:21 p.m. officer Brent Davis was dispatched to 34 Michigan St., Harrisburg, in reference to a theft.
Upon arrival officer Davis spoke with Frances Puckett who informed him that someone had stolen her electric Black & Decker weed-eater and a one-gallon gas can.
Puckett told Davis that she would look up the documentation that came with the weed-eater and contact him with a serial number.
Davis reached out to Rick Bradley, from Midwest Cash pawnshop located at 305 North Commercial St., Harrisburg, and asked them to notify him if anyone tried to pawn a weed-eater.
Oddly enough, Bradley informed officer Davis that a female was standing in his store right then trying to pawn a Black & Decker electric weed-eater.
Davis told Bradley he’d be right there.
When the officer arrived he spotted a Ford F150 in the parking lot with Teresa Wilkins standing by the passenger side door, a red one-gallon gas can on the floor of the truck and Carrie Graham seated behind the wheel.
Davis approached Graham and told her why he was there and about the weed-eater.
Graham said she didn’t know what he was talking about and had not seen a weed-eater.
Hides weed-eater
Officer Davis went into the store and Bradley pointed him toward a woman identified as Debbie Leach.
Leach said she was there only to sell Nintindo Wi games and knew nothing about the weed-eater.
Bradley confirmed that Leach was with the woman trying to sell the weed-eater.
A quick look at store video showed Graham walking up to the counter with Leach and attempting to sell an electric Black & Decker weed-eater and a shovel.
In a second conversation with Graham she told Davis that she put the weed-eater at the side of the pawnshop when he went into the store.
She claimed the weed-eater was hers but had no answer as to why she would hide her own weed-eater at the side of the building.
Officer Davis had another officer take the weed-eater to Puckett, who not only visually identified it as hers but presented paperwork that matched the serial number.
Ms. Graham was taken into custody and charged with Theft.
During an inventory of the truck she had been driving, subsequent to it being towed, officers turned up a clear plastic tube hanging out of the ashtray compartment near the steering column.
The small tube had a white crystal substance in it that tested positive for methamphetamine.
A charge of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine was added to Graham’s legal woes.
Bonded out by drug felon
Graham was released from police custody November 14, this time after a $1,000 cash bond was posted on her behalf by Peni Allen, 27, of 1340 West Robinson St., Harrisburg.
Allen herself is a convicted drug felon having been convicted September 25, 2013 of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (prescription medication) for which she was sentenced to probation for 30 months and ordered to pay $3,943.05 in fines and fees, of which she still owes $1,993.05, which she might be able to pay off if she’d quit bonding out fellow felons.
Allen currently has two outstanding cases in Saline including one case from April 1, 2016 in which she is charged with Bad Check and another June 10, 2016 in which he is charged with Theft of Leased Property.
Graham is expected back in court later this month, that is unless she gets arrested again, before her next court date.