A 29-year-old Clarks Grove woman was charged in Freeborn County District Court on Wednesday with first-degree sale of methamphetamine for allegedly selling more than 13 grams of the drug to a Drug Task Force informant in February.

Unconditional bail for the woman, Erin Tiffany Carlsen, has been set at $100,000 for the drug sale charge and $10,000 for a second charge of fifth-degree meth possession.

Freeborn County District Court Judge John A. Chesterman requested that a bond study be conducted as soon as possible to find out any concerns before setting a conditional bail.

According to the criminal complaint, Carlsen was arrested at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday by an officer on duty in the area of The Nasty Habit bar in Albert Lea.

The complaint states the officer saw a woman with an active warrant for her arrest, and when he drove up to execute the arrest, he also saw Carlsen.

He knew about an alleged instance of Carlsen selling meth in a controlled purchase, and he arrested her for that offense, the document continues.

In court on Wednesday, Assistant Freeborn County Attorney David Walker pointed out that during a search of Carlsen at the time of her arrest, authorities found several plastic bags in her pockets, which contained marijuana, methamphetamine and various prescription tablets.

The meth found weighed .5 grams.

Court documents for the first-degree sale charge state that Carlsen allegedly sold 13.8 grams of methamphetamine to an informant for $1,200 at her residence on Feb. 12.

In court on Wednesday, Carlsen requested a public defender and told Judge Chesterman that she thought the situation had been worked with the South Central Drug Task Force officer.

Through tears, she said her mother is going to pass away within a few days. She said she has always shown up for court in the past, has never tried to run and has always paid what was needed on court fines.

Despite her plea for a conditional bail, Chesterman only allowed an unconditional bail option. As soon as the bond study comes back, bail terms could be changed.

Walker said if Carlsen is found guilty of the meth sale charge, it carries a presumptive prison sentence of 86 months.

The first-degree meth sale charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

The fifth-degree meth possession charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.