Car crash, denials lead to Fairfield County drug bust
According to a Fairfield County Sheriff's Office affidavit, deputies responded to a reported crash at the intersection of Amanda-Northern and Alspach roads in Bloom Township.
On the way there, police dispatch informed deputies that several witnesses said the driver was leaving the area by walking south on Amanda-Northern Road. Upon arrival, a woman was seen south of the crash site and was stopped by deputies.
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Court documents state that the woman, 26-year-old Kylee Saunders, initially denied leaving the crash site but replied 'maybe' after the deputy told her several witnesses spotted her walking away. Saunders then denied being the driver when it was discovered she did not have a valid license.
A male occupant of the car, who remained at the scene, told deputies that he swerved off the road and hit a fence to avoid an oncoming car, and he said no one else was in the car with him. The man said he knew Saunders, but Saunders said she did not know the man.
When Saunders, of Lancaster, reportedly told deputies she was on her way to visit a person that deputies believed to be a drug user who sold narcotics and also based on mixed statements from Saunders and the man, a K9 was deployed.
The sheriff's office said the K9 unit's probable cause, free air sniff inspection of the crashed car resulted in a positive indication of possible drugs.
While arresting Saunders, deputies found suspected Xanex bars tucked in her sleeve and another bag of suspected meth in her purse. Saunders then admitted to having additional bags of drugs in her pants.
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Deputies seized an approximate total of 224 grams of suspected methamphetamine, and Saunders was charged with aggravated possession of drugs.
It is her second time facing charges, the first coming in 2019 when she pleaded guilty to possession of drugs, including heroin, paraphernalia and failure to comply with a police officer. She was sentenced to three years of probation with a reserve sentence of four years and three months should a violation occur.
On Wednesday, Saunders was issued a $1 million bond in Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas. She is due back in court Thursday.
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