ST. GEORGE — A St. George woman arrested Tuesday on multiple drug charges claimed she is in jail for drugs belonging to her boyfriend.
At approximately 7:20 p.m., St. George Police Officer Doug Iverson responded to a residence on 1700 North in St. George on a drug call, Iverson wrote in a probable cause statement supporting the arrest. Once on scene, Iverson made contact with a man who said 19-year-old Olivia Olds and her boyfriend had been using drugs in a room he had allowed them to stay in.
After being taken to the room where Olds was staying, Iverson found multiple marijuana pipes, tinfoil with burnt black streaks and two small plastic baggies containing a white crystal substance, the statement said. All these items were in plain view, and there was a distinct smell of both raw and burnt marijuana.
“Some of the tinfoil showed streaks of what appeared to be heroin and pills,” Iverson said in the statement.
Iverson interviewed Olds, who admitted to smoking both marijuana and Roxicodone, or “Roxies,” also known as oxycodone hydrochloride, but she said the other drugs and drug paraphernalia did not belong to her, Iverson said in the statement. Olds consented to a full search of the room.
During the search, officers additionally located a small amount of marijuana in a pocket of one of Olds’ shirts, Iverson said in the statement.
“Olivia stated that she used heroin in the past but not anytime recent,” Iverson said. “Several attempts were made to get (her boyfriend) back over to the residence for an interview, but he did not show.”
Olds was arrested and booked into the Washington County Purgatory Correctional Facility. In the pre-booking area, Olds stated that she was in jail for drugs that did not belong to her and that they belonged to her boyfriend.
Because Olds’ residence was located within 1,000 feet of an LDS church, the drug charges against her were enhanced by one degree for being within a drug-free zone.
Olds was charged with two second-degree felonies for possession of heroin and methamphetamine in a drug-free zone, as well as two class A misdemeanors for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in a drug-free zone. Her bail for release is set at $27,500 cash or bond.
Persons arrested or charged are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law or as otherwise decided by a trier-of-fact.
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Looks like someone needs to dump the boyfriend. Dang tweekers!
Once again, a drug free zone. Really? Look I get it. Drugs are bad. But within 1,000 feet of an LDS church? You can’t … without hitting an LDS church within 1,000 feet of ANYWHERE in this town.
Ed. ellipsis.
With all the churches I would say st George is a drug free zone lol
Being surrounded by all those churches probably drives people to drugs and drinking. Maybe they feel their choices are drugs, drinking or koolaid.
Then let’s keep it that way!
Nope. Not me. And the ed ellipsis involved a sneeze.
She should break up with her boyfriend.
Women around here are either desperate for male companionship or they like them Dixie guys even if they don’t have the biggest truck or most guns.
Dang tweekers
Why do people try to blame other people or “snitch” as they call it? It does not get you out of trouble, it does not get you less charges, it does not get you a lighter sentence, it gets you nothing! So why try to take someone down with you? All it does is make you look pathetic and incapable of taking responsibility for your own actions and decisions!
Nice excuse. If you don’t want to be put in these situations, don’t date a drug user.
She is clearly a victim and we need a fundraiser to help her and her boyfriend. I am sure he is a great guy but just has a little problem with drugs and if we can fund him getting treatment they can go on and live and have a beautiful Nicholas Sparks style love story . Put me down for 10 bucks… but if they are related to anybody noteworthy in this town make it 1000 and make sure my real name is written in big bold letters on the GoFundMe page.
Dang tweekers/junkies.
If all these drug users would start going out to the Arizona strip to do their drugs, they wouldn’t have to worry about having their charges enhanced if and when they got caught…..ain’t nothing out there.
Maybe you should take them to Ferguson Mo it seems they would fit in with the trash that loiter the streets of Ferguson
Are churches considered a drug free zone in other states? Inquiring minds want to know? And are other religions building considered drug free zones in Utah or Just LDS buildings?
No worries @Annoyed, whatever church you belong to counts as well, so your paranoia about the LDS Church is unfounded. DFZ’s include any area that is within 1,000 feet of any structure, facility, or grounds of any schools, child-care facilities, houses of worship, shopping malls, sports facilities stadiums, arenas, theaters, movie houses, playhouses, or parking lots or structures adjacent thereto.
I agree, Let’s get her and fundraiser.
“That ain’t my drugs in my pocket officer, I don’t know how they got there!” 😉
So stupid and lame been sniffing bicycle seats eh.?
Koolaids ex me thinks…..
That’s what he said, ” That’s not mine”, People don’t realize that the police DO NOT have to prove ownership when it comes to possession of illegal substances, All they have to prove is who was in possession. It really doesn’t matter who the drugs belong to, only who is found in possession of them at the time.
look I live on this street and I know both Olivia and her mother and the history of this house for a long time has been a drug and alcohol party house with men going in and out of there and the police there every other week…we as a neighborhood are sick and tired of it and quite frankly don’t understand why they didn’t arrest her mother and her mother’s boyfriend for accessories to the drug charges and possession as well since they were both there and knew about it and both were partaking…Shame on SGPD for missing that one!!!
Speaking of a snitch, what gives @GRAMMYTARA?
Once again, nice try. But you are the false me. I think your tight magic undies are just a little too tight. Maybe your bishop can help you out with those, since he knows your size already.