KINGWOOD — Three people have been charged by state police in connection with alleged drug sales in Terra Alta.
According to criminal complaints by Cpl. J.T. Wood, he received a tip that illegal drugs were being sold at a 4th Street address. He went there at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday.
According to criminal complaints:
Christine Nichol Hanlin, 35, of Piedmont, came outside and tried to throw or hide a small container which held about 2 grams of meth. A search warrant was obtained for the Terra Alta home, which is listed on complaints as Hanlin and Wayne Allen Moyer III’s residence.
During the search, a total of about .6 gram of meth was found divided into several bags, .3 gram of heroin, two digital scales, several empty bags and $747 cash.
Hanlin said she and Moyer sold about $200 of meth monthly. She and Moyer were both charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and conspiracy.
While being processed at the police office, Hanlin became ill and said she had swallowed a bag of meth. She was taken to Preston Memorial, where she regurgitated the bag. She was in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail Friday in lieu of $50,000 bond.
Moyer, 33, also claimed to have swallowed meth but appeared to be fine. He was in Tygart Valley Friday in lieu of $50,000 bond.
Jeffrey Vincent Corby was outside the residence. When Corby, 52, of Oakland, Md., took his wallet from his pocket, a bag holding about 1.5 grams of meth fell to the ground. Corby was charged with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.
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