By Pat Culverhouse

A Minden woman learned the hard way carelessness behind the wheel of a vehicle often leads to something a lot more serious.

While on routine patrol late Friday, Lt. Chris Hammontree reportedly witnessed a vehicle leave the roadway, nearly striking a bridge on Shreveport Rd., Chief of Police Jared McIver said.

After making the traffic stop, Lt. Hammontree reportedly observed a THC labeled package inside the vehicle driven by 53-year-old Shelley Aretha Farrar, a resident of the 100 block of Woods Trail in Minden.

“After the stop, the driver admitted to Lt. Hammontree there were joints in her purse and a bag of marijuana in a box on the front seat of her vehicle,” McIver said. “During a probable cause search, the officer discovered more.”

Inside the box, officers found 13 individually packaged baggies containing a total of just over 51 grams of natural marijuana, McIver said. The baggies reportedly were labeled for sale. Also found was a large sum of cash inside the suspect’s purse.

Farrar was booked for a traffic offense and for possession of CDS Sch I (natural marijuana) with intent to distribute.

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