Woman pleads not guilty to having meth

Published 10:23 am Friday, January 17, 2014

An Albert Lea woman pleaded not guilty in Freeborn County District Court on Thursday to first-degree methamphetamine possession.

Amanda Jo Lynch

Amanda Jo Lynch

Amanda Jo Lynch, 33, invoked her Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. The trial date has not been set.

Police arrested Lynch in December after a search of her home at 615 Pillsbury Ave. Officers reportedly found about 44 grams of meth in two baggies inside a fake Pepsi bottle, along with multiple containers with small hidden compartments suitable for hiding drugs or drug paraphernalia, court documents stated.

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Officers also discovered a digital scale with meth residue, syringes and other paraphernalia, loose pieces of paper that appeared to notes and 14 cellphones, some of which contained notes and references to drugs and trafficking, according to reports.

Surveillance equipment provided a view of the front door.

Lynch remains in the Freeborn County jail on a $25,000 conditional bail.