'Irritable' Woman Had 16 Grams Of Meth: Woodbury Police

WOODBURY, MN — A 21-year-old woman is facing a felony-level drug charge after Woodbury police said she possessed three sandwich bags with substances that tested positive as Methamphetamine. On Aug. 17 just after 12 p.m., Woodbury police were dispatched to 449 Commerce Drive on a report of individuals suspected of shoplifting. An officer found the suspects arguing amongst themselves in the parking lot.

Police said it was apparent that all three people were under the influence of an unknown substance. They were all "irritable," having dry mouths and stating "they needed to go to McDonald's to purchase water" and having "erratic body language," the criminal complaint states.

The defendant, Brittanie Joyce Sandra Geslin, 21, of Baldwin, Wisconsin consented to a search so the officer could determine if she had any shoplifted items, according to police. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Minnesota Patch, click here to find your local Minnesota Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook , and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

While conducting the search, the officer found "a large bulge in her front right coat pocket," which turned out to be three sandwich bags with the corners tied containing a white, crystalized substance, according to the criminal complaint. Authorities said Geslin told police that one of the bags contained a fake substance that she intended to sell.

All three bags tested positive as methamphetamine, according to authorities. The total weight of the
substances was found to be 16.40 grams.

The maximum sentence for a third degree non-heroin drug possession in Minnesota is 20 years or $250,000.

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