(Stillwater, Okla.) — A Cushing woman who admitted attempting to make methamphetamine in the garage of her residence, as well as possessing it, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, was given a seven-year prison sentence last week — following her termination from Drug Court.
Rachael Norvell, 26, was told by Associate District Judge Stephen Kistler Friday that on the successful completion of a substance abuse program in prison, the balance of her sentence would be suspended, court records showed today.
Norvell had pleaded guilty last April to possessing methamphetamine in October 2012 and December 2012 when she endeavored to manufacture the drug in Cushing — for which she was ordered last June to enroll in and successfully complete the Payne County Drug Court program, court records show.
“Ms. Norvell did report to the Drug Court Program and began the program. During this time, she and staff agreed that she should attend an in-patient treatment facility to assist in her recovery,” Drug Court Director Noel Bagwell wrote in a report.
“Ms. Norvell did report to in-patient treatment located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, however, not as scheduled by staff. She did report on her own timing. While she was there, she went absent without leave and has not reported to Drug Court staff since that time,” Bagwell added.
“On Dec. 9, 2013, warrants were issued for Ms. Norvell by Judge Phillip Corley. At this time, Payne County Drug Court has terminated her from the program and she is ineligible to return,” Bagwell noted.
Her drug manufacturing endeavor charge was filed after Payne County Sheriff’s Deputy Dan Nack had received anonymous information regarding Norvell’s being involved in manufacturing methamphetamine in the garage area of her residence on E. Greenlee, his affidavit said.
“On the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, I was requested by Deputy Carey to respond to Mt. Vernon and Dunkin Rd. in reference to a trash dump with items used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine,” Nack wrote in his affidavit.
In addition to the items, a job application with Norvell’s name and a flyer with her address were found, along with other things “having an appearance of someone cleaning out a house or garage,” the affidavit said.
Shortly after noon on the same day, the deputy went to the address and asked a woman there if someone had recently cleaned out the garage and she said, “Yes, Rachael,” the affidavit said.
“I advised her of the meth-related items in the dump and asked if anything like that might be in her garage,” after which the woman consented to a search of the garage, the deputy wrote in his affidavit.
In the garage, more items related to the manufacture of methamphetamine were located, the affidavit said.
The woman “further advised that Rachael was in the back bedroom with her son approximately 4-years-old,” the affidavit said.
Norvell “advised that she did in fact clean out the garage yesterday,” and agreed to a search of her bedroom where the deputy found a marijuana smoking pipe, methamphetamine, and various items associated with the drug — including 22 used syringes, seven new syringes and two loaded syringes, the affidavit said.
Eight more syringes, along with other drug paraphernalia, were found in a purse in her closet, the affidavit said.
“A large assortment of used syringes were also located throughout the garage,” where items related to the manufacturing of methamphetamine were found, the affidavit said.
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