FRANKLIN, Ind. — An Indianapolis woman who was originally facing a misdemeanor charge, is now charged with a felony after attempting to smuggle narcotics into the jail.
Amanda Weliever, 37, turned herself into the Johnson County Jail on a conversion warrant. While being processed into the jail, officers found narcotics on her body that she was attempting to smuggle into the jail. She also admitted to ingesting narcotics prior to turning herself in. As a result, she now faces felony charges for possession of narcotics in a correctional facility.
Johnson County Sheriff Doug Cox says, this problem is not unique to Johnson County but presents serious, or possibly deadly consequences to the perpetrator. Weliever was only dealing with a misdemeanor originally, but now she faces a serious drug-related charge.