Crime & Safety

Weymouth Police Charge Woman with Hiding Oxycodone Inside Speeding Ticket

Brooke Taylor Chevalier, 24, was arrested on Route 18 in Weymouth.

Weymouth, MA — An Abington woman tried to hide oxycodone in a speeding ticket, police said.

Brooke Taylor Chevalier, 24, was arrested on Route 18 in Weymouth and charged with possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and possession of gabapentin. She was arraigned Monday in Quincy District Court, according to the Patriot Ledger.

Friday afternoon, police were monitoring the area when they pulled over a vehicle for not having a valid inspection sticker. When an officer approached the car, he allegedly saw an oxycodone pill on the floor, a bottle of gabapentin, and crushed oxycodone inside a parking ticket.

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Chevalier is due back in court on Aug. 16.

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