BEDFORD — A welfare check on a woman appearing unconscious in a parked U-Haul at a Bedford gas station Sunday evening quickly led to a drug investigation, the discovery of an active warrant, and multiple felony drug charges.
The female, who identified herself as Lindsay D. Robinson, 37, stated she was not feeling well but declined an ambulance. Officer Bell recognized Robinson’s name from previous narcotics investigations.
Following the initial encounter, Officer Bell ran Robinson’s information and found she was wanted on an active warrant out of Floyd County.
While Bedford Police Dispatch confirmed the warrant’s serviceability, Officer Bell returned to the U-Haul and requested Robinson to exit the vehicle. The warrant was confirmed, and Robinson was placed under arrest by Major Swanson.
During the process of the arrest, Robinson openly stated that she had syringes and “cookers” inside the U-Haul.
Officer Bell then deployed his K9 partner, Castiel, to perform a free air sniff around the vehicle. Castiel provided a primary alert to the odor of narcotics by sitting at the driver’s door, establishing probable cause for a search.
The subsequent probable cause search of the U-Haul, which focused on items within Robinson’s reach, yielded several pieces of evidence, including multiple syringes, a black digital scale with meth residue, three clear plastic bags with crystal meth residue, a dollar bill containing cocaine residue, marijuana, a black smoking device, and two cut straws containing residue.
Robinson claimed possession of the located items and told the officer she believed the substance in the dollar bill was heroin.
Lindsay D. Robinson was transported to the Lawrence County Jail and booked on possession of a narcotic drug, unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Dakota Norman was released from the scene with the U-Haul.
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This article is based on the information provided in the probable cause affidavit and does not represent a final determination of guilt or innocence.
