Edgewood Resident Arrested on Drug Charges

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Published on November 15 2021 9:49 am
Last Updated on November 15 2021 12:14 pm
Written by Matt Robinson

Following a narcotics investigation, Effingham Police Department requested and was granted an arrest warrant for two counts Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine over five Grams for Katy M. Houser, 33 of Edgewood. 

On October 30, 2021, the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident along US Highway 33 near Shumway, and positively identified Houser as one of the persons involved. Houser was subsequently arrested on the two outstanding warrants and was also found to be in possession of additional amounts of suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Houser was taken into custody and charged with the following: 

• 2 Counts - Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine over 5 Grams (Original Effingham Police Department Warrant)

• 1 Count - Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine over 5 Grams (EffinghamCounty Sheriff’s Office)

• 1 Count - Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Effingham County Sheriff’s Office)

Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine over five Grams is a Class 2 Felony and carries a prison sentence of six to thirty years and a maximum fine of $100,000 if convicted.

Chief Jason McFarland stated, “The cohesion that has been built between Effingham City Police and Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is second to none. Illegal narcotic trafficking and abuse affects many aspects of our communities. The combined efforts of our local Law Enforcement do not go unnoticed by the citizens and communities we support.”