On December 29th at around 11:07 p.m., Deputy Blake Richardson observed a 1995 red Ford Ranger driving on Westel Road with a muffler violation. The vehicle also failed to maintain Lane twice, crossing over the fog line on Westel Road.

The vehicle is described in the deputy’s report as if the body was coming off of the frame when hitting a bump in the road. After conducting a traffic stop at the Green Way gas station the driver was identified as Angela D. Ladd. The deputy had a previous encounter with her twin sister who is currently incarcerated.

Richardson asked her to step out of the vehicle. While talking with her near his patrol car, he told her he had dealt with her sister a few months prior driving in an identical truck. During that incident, narcotics were thrown from the vehicle and the driver fled.

While Deputy Shaver wrote a warning citation for her, Deputy Richardson and K9 Kilo performed a sniff of the vehicle. Kilo is certified to detect the odor of schedule-controlled substances such as cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.

The K9 Kilo returned reactions suggesting there were controlled substances in the vehicle.  After placing the K9 unit back in the patrol car, the driver said she wanted to be honest and told the deputy there was a meth pipe in the vehicle. Lieutenant Lester with the Crossville Police Department was called and asked to run Ladd through the criminal portal. He found Ladd was on felony state probation for narcotics out of Anderson County.

A search of her Ranger was conducted and turned up a glass pipe with residue, multiple used hypodermic needles, and two blue elastic tourniquets. No narcotics were found in the vehicle but Kilo alerted Deputy Richardson to suspected narcotics concealed on the driver.

She had a history of concealing narcotics inside of a penal facility, she was advised that she was on state probation that she would be going to jail for the paraphernalia found in the vehicle, and that she needed to be honest if she had narcotics. She then admitted to concealing narcotics in her bra.

Inside the bra were bags containing 2.46 g of methamphetamine, 2.17 g of heroin, and $330 in small denominations, and inside her vehicle were six sublingual films. Also found in the vehicle was a $100 bill.

Deputy Richardson asked for consent to search the driver’s cell phone, which would turn up messages suggesting sale.

Ladd would be arrested and transported to Cumberland County jail for processing, she would be charged with simple possession; manufacturing, delivery, and sale of a controlled substance; and manufacturing, delivery, sale, or possession of meth.