Officer Finds Drugs on Woman Asking for Directions

A 38-year-old Sun Prairie woman is facing drug charges after she got lost while drunk in Glendale and asked a Whitefish Bay police officer to help her find the way home.

LaShan D. Clark was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Friday with one count of possession of cocaine and one count of possession of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. If convicted, she could face up to 1 ½ years in prison and $6,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

The officer was driving in the 5600 block of North Port Washington Road Thursday when Clark flagged him down saying she was lost and needed to get back to Sun Prairie. The officer noticed she smelled of intoxicants and had bloodshot eyes, so he had her take a breath alcohol test, which registered a reading of 0.09.

The officer then offered to drive Clark to a nearby hotel and she agreed. He then did a safety pat down before letting her in his squad, when he discovered she had a pill bottle in her pocket with 39 marijuana roaches inside.

Clark exclaimed “oh, my little weed,” and told the officer she forgot it was in her pocket. The officer then searched Clark’s purse where he found 11 bags of marijuana and a bag of crack cocaine.

She’s currently being held in Milwaukee County Jail.