Kentucky Woman Arrested for Allegedly Possessing Meth at Disney World
A Kentucky woman was arrested after allegedly possessing meth at Walt Disney World
Brandi Asher, 37, was stopped by security on May 20 after employees found suspicious items inside a tin can
According to the arrest report, Asher received the substance from a stranger in the parking lot of her hotelA Kentucky woman faces methamphetamine possession charges after she was arrested at Walt Disney World Resort.
According to an arrest report filed by the Orange County Sheriff's Office and obtained by PEOPLE, 37-year-old Brandi Asher was arrested at the park's Ticket and Transportation Center after a substance she carried tested positive for meth. The London, Ky., resident was stopped by park security on May 20 after they noticed a tin can with suspicious objects inside.
The security employee asked Asher what the items were, and she allegedly told them it was medicine, calling them 'goodies, headache power.'
Asher, who appeared shaken, allegedly told the employee to just throw the items away. After explaining that wasn't an option, the guest tried to put them away in her pocket. But she was instructed to put them back in the bin before deputies arrived.
'When I opened the tin can, I observed whiteish, clear, crystal-like substances inside the can. I also noticed a hollow cylinder-shaped tube,' officer Lucas Arreguin wrote in his report. 'Based on my training and experience as a law enforcement officer, I know these items to be associated with illegal narcotics.'
Visually, the officer was confident the substance was meth and the device was a snorting tube. After performing a field test, his suspicions were confirmed.
Per the report, Asher, who was 'very honest about the situation,' explained to the officer she was on a trip to Orlando with her family. While staying at the West Gate Resort in Orlando, she claims an unknown individual came up to her at the hotel and offered her meth.'She did not tell her husband about the methamphetamines,' the report stated. 'She believed the methamphetamine was in her other bag that she had left at the hotel and didn't realize that she had brought it into the security line until the security guard pulled it out.'The total weight of illegal substances on Asher equaled 1.5 grams.
Asher was escorted to the security office, where she received a trespass warning from Disney World, then she was transported to the Booking and Release Center.
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Asher was released from jail the following day after a $5,000 bond. The accused pleaded not guilty on June 1.
Neither the Orange County Sheriff's Office nor a representative for Disney World immediately replied to PEOPLE's request for comment.
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Earlier this month, another Disney World guest was arrested after she allegedly shoved a teen to get a better view of a parade at Magic Kingdom.Martha Lucia Zapata-Echeverri, 51, of Spain, was arrested for alleged child abuse on Monday, July 21 by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, per an arrest affidavit PEOPLE obtained. Allegedly, Zapata-Echeverri grabbed a nearby teen by the arm and pulled her to the side, 'causing a bruise and abrasion on her right arm.'
The woman appeared in court on July 22, her attorney told WESH. Her bond was reduced to $2,500 and a judge said she cannot return to any Disney property. Her attorney shared she was scheduled to return to Spain on July 23.
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