Laura Puffenbarger
Dunkirk, MD— On January 2, 2016, Deputy C. Ward conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed on Rt. 260 near Brickhouse Road in Dunkirk.
I (Dfc.Ward) then asked Puffenbarger ‘Where is the marijuana in the vehicle?’ Puffenbarger looked at me as if she was surprised and she then claimed ‘It (smell) is just the smell of my coat, I smoked marijuana earlier today’,” according to court documents.
According to court documents, “Puffenbarger showed extreme nervousness and even made a statement ‘I think I’m about to have a panic attack’.”
He arrested Laura Puffenbarger, 35, of Chesapeake Beach for CDS Possession with Intent to Distribute (Xanax, Marijuana), Possession of Marijuana, CDS Possession-not Marijuana (Xanax, Dexedrine) and Paraphernalia Possession (metal grinder and a digital scale).
Puffenbarger has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan.29 at the Calvert County District Court. Puffenbarger faces a maximum jail sentence of nineteen years and or a maximum fine of $86,500.
The investigating officer, in this case, was Dfc.Ward of Calvert County Sheriff’s Office.
Contact Charles Seifert at c.seifert@thebaynet.com
