Regina Kay Stocklin

SYRACUSE — A Syracuse woman was arrested after officers discovered drugs and paraphernalia in her vehicle.

Regina Kay Stocklin, 49, 12116 N. Hiawatha Drive, Syracuse, is being charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator, a level 5 felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

On May 26, an officer with the Syracuse Police Department responded to a text message from a female subject. According to the affidavit of probable cause, the female said she was in a vehicle with Stocklin and that there was a syringe containing a clear liquid laying in the vehicle.

The officer located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Kosciusko County dispatch informed the officer that Stocklin’s driving status was HTV for life. The officer then took Stocklin into custody and conducted an inventory of her vehicle. While searching the vehicle, the officer located a syringe containing a clear liquid and a glass smoking device with residue. The clear liquid and residue both tested positive for methamphetamine.

Stocklin was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on May 26, with a $10,250 surety and cash bond.