Released by the Chipley Police Department …
On the date of February 20, 2020, an officer with the Chipley Police Department conducted a traffic stop of a 1999 Green Ford SUV on Brickyard Road, in Chipley.
The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, was identified as Peggy Lou Burkhead, 27 of Bonifay. During the course of the traffic stop Narcotics Detection K-9 Stryker was deployed and alerted to the presence of the odor of narcotics. A search of the vehicle was conducted where officers located baggies containing methamphetamine and prescription pills.
Burkhead was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail where she was booked on the following charges:
Possession of a Controlled Substance w/o a prescription (Methamphetamine)
Possession of a new legend drug w/o a prescription