Idaho Residents Charged on Drug Felony in Laramie
Two Idaho residents are currently in jail on felony drug charges.
On August 29, 2022, at approximately 10:53 a.m., Laramie Police Officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of South 3rd Street for a welfare check on two subjects who had been slumped over in a parked vehicle for eight hours.
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Further investigation resulted in 27-year-old Katherine Jones being arrested for the following:
- Felony possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine (W.S. 35-7-1031); imprisonment for not more than seven years, a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), or both.
- Felony possession of a controlled substance, oxycontin (WS 35-7-1031); imprisonment for not more than seven years, a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), or both.
- Felony possession with intent to deliver (WS 35-7-1031); imprisonment for not more than twenty years or fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00), or both.
- Taking Controlled Substance into Jails (WS 6-5-208); imprisonment for not more than three years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both.
37-year-old Mark Jorgensen was also arrested and charged with the following:
- Felony possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine (W.S. 35-7-1031); imprisonment for not more than seven years, a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), or both.
- Misdemeanor Driving While under Suspension.
Both subjects were traveling from Colorado back to Nampa, Idaho.
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