By Pat Culverhouse

What could have been only a warning for a traffic violation turned into a negative experience for a Minden woman who now finds herself facing a series of drug charges.

A Louisiana State Police trooper initially stopped 36-year-old Leah M. Ellisor just after 8 p.m. Monday on U.S. Hwy. 80 at St. James Church Rd. for improper lane usage and a turning violation. The trooper reportedly considered only issuing a warning before noticing her drivers license had expired.

While completing the traffic citation and speaking with Ellisor, the trooper reportedly found inconsistencies in her statements. Ellisor reportedly granted permission to search her vehicle, and inside the officer reportedly found an Oxycodone pill.

After being placed in custody, Ellisor reportedly denied having more contraband on her person. That statement proved to be false when deputies at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center conducting a pre-incarceration search reportedly found three plastic baggies containing a white crystal substance hidden inside her bra.

Ellisor reportedly is charged with possession of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamines), possession of CDS Sch. II (Oxycodone), introduction of contraband into penal facility and possession of Legend drugs. She is being held in the parish jail on a bond of $8,500.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.