A Louisiana woman was arrested and charged with multiple counts of drug possession after police claimed she attacked her granddaughter for “stealing her methamphetamine.”
The Jennings Police Department announced on Saturday that 62-year-old Margo Lynn Pattum had been arrested on nine charges of drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, and obstruction of justice.
According to police, Pattum allegedly strangled her own granddaughter, who was described as a juvenile, after accusing her of stealing her drugs.
Jennings Police said they responded to a call on Thursday after a granddaughter reported that Pattum “strangled her” because she thought the girl stole her methamphetamine. As the investigation into the alleged incident continued, police obtained a search warrant for Pattum’s home.
Police stated that while carrying out the warrant, they discovered “a wide variety of narcotics” such as meth, crack cocaine, and marijuana, as well as additional narcotics in pill form. They also seized three firearms, including one that had been reported stolen.
Pattum was also searched, and officers discovered a container containing crack cocaine.
According to police, Pattum’s alleged criminal activity continued while she was being transported to jail, when she allegedly “attempted to discard a container” containing additional suspected crack cocaine “behind the transport seat” of the vehicle in which she was riding.
Pattum was arrested and held on a $20,000 bond. The investigation is ongoing.
