Angie Marie Hanes

WARSAW — A Warsaw woman was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine.

Angie Marie Hanes, 37, 536 Clinic Court, Warsaw, is being charged with possession of cocaine, a level 6 felony, possession of a legend dug, level 6 felony and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Monday, Sept. 12 at approximately 12:04 a.m., an officer responded to a hit-and-run accident in Warsaw.

When the officer arrived in the area he located a gray 2002 Kia with an Indiana license plate number. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Angie Marie Hanes. Hanes stated she had a flat tire which caused her to travel across the oncoming lane, into a yard, and knock over a mailbox. She was able to drive the vehicle back onto the road, where she pulled to the side to examine the damage.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, while the officer was talking with Hanes, he noticed her eyes were red and watery and an odor of alcohol was coming from her mouth. As Hanes was retrieving her license, vehicle title and a handwritten bill of sale, a gray straw fell out of her wallet. The officer asked about the straw. Hanes replied she used it to ingest crushed pain pills. Hanes handed the officer the straw, who noticed it was covered with a white powder residue. The residue later tested positive for cocaine.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Hanes agreed to participate in field sobriety testing. Hanes failed the horizontal gas nystagmus, the walk and turn and a one leg stand test. Hanes submitted a breath sample for a portable breath test which tested .03. Hanes was read the Indiana complied and consent and she agreed to take a certified chemical test which was conducted at the Kosciusko County Hospital.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, while Hanes was being taken into custody, a white pill fell out of her hand. Officers also found she was holding other pills in her hand which she did not have a prescription for.

Hanes gave officers permission to search her vehicle and purse. Officers found a digital scale with cocaine on it and a black straw with cocaine in it in Hanes’ purse.

Hanes was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Sept. 28, with a bond of $5,250 surety and cash.