Meth charge filed

Jessica Evans, 22, Airway Heights, was charged with being in possession of methamphetamine Sept. 6 after she was arrested while driving from Pullman back north by Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Jordan.

Jordan’s arrest report said he stopped the pickup she was driving Sept. 4 after noticing a defective headlight. Jordan said he noticed a butane torch on the dashboard, and that led him to question Evans and a passenger on drug use.

The owner of the pickup was a passenger, he admitted using methamphetamine.

The sergeant was allowed to search the suspect’s purse and located methamphetamine. The report sai...