Beulah woman given suspended sentence on drug charges

A Beulah woman has received a suspended sentence for possession with intent to deliver following an incident in which the death of a man in her residence raised suspicions. A search warrant was issued in May, 2017 for the residence of Glenys Thomas.

A Crook County Deputy served the search warrant on the residence in Beulah on May 16, 2017 at 6:38 p.m. Thomas allegedly stated that she had marijuana on the kitchen counter; the deputy observed a mason jar with less than three ounces of the substance and three containers also containing marijuana extract “in excess of 3/10 of a gram” and a digital scale.

In the master bedroom, the deputy allegedly found a black shaving bag containing four glass smoking pipes and a small baggie of methamphetamine.

“Distributed among several locations was approximately $4015 in U.S. currency,” he said in his report. “Throughout the residence were located burned remnants of marijuana cigarettes, glass smoking pipes, vaporizing pens, bongs and torches. A loaded .38 caliber revolver was located in a night stand by the master bed.”

Thomas was arrested without incident. Three days later, on May 19, a second search warrant was executed at the same residence on a portable storage container.

During the search, a shopping bag was discovered containing a cylindrical metal container with a lid. Inside, according to the deputy’s report, were two vacuum sealed packages containing a substance that appeared to be consistent with crystal methamphetamine and a small bag containing approximately 50 small baggies commonly used for the distribution of controlled substances.

Also discovered, according to the deputy, was a Plano field box containing five white envelopes. Inside the envelopes were various amounts of cash totaling an estimated $9440.

“Writing on at least two of the envelopes indicated currency amounts not consistent with the amount contained therein,” said the deputy’s report. “This would indicate that the envelopes are being reused.”

The deputy allegedly cut open one of the two vacuum-sealed packages to test and weigh its contents, which tested positive for methamphetamine. The two packages weighed 28.5 grams and 38.01 grams.

Thomas was charged with one felony count of possession of methamphetamine and one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. She was charged with one felony count of possession of marijuana and one of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, as well as two misdemeanor counts of possession.

As part of a plea agreement, Thomas pled guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. She was sentenced to between three and five years in jail with credit for 239 days served, with the remaining jail time suspended pending successful completion of five years of supervised probation. She also received a $500 fine.