Deputy Jared Tilson with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 34-year-old Elizabeth Katherine Deering with felonious Possession of Methamphetamine, felonious Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, felonious Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell and Deliver Methamphetamine, and felonious Maintaining a Dwelling for a Controlled Substance. Deering was also charged with Driving While Impaired by NC State Highway Patrol. Deering was issued a $5,000 secured bond.
On the night of November 10th, Deputy Tilson responded to mile marker 81 on I-40 for a BOLO put out for a careless and reckless driver. Once the vehicle fitting the description was located, Tilson initiated a traffic stop for multiple traffic violations and was assisted by NC State Highway Patrol. A subsequent search of her vehicle turned up methamphetamine.
