Austin woman faces drug charges

Published 8:58 am Thursday, September 10, 2009

An Austin woman is facing felony charges for drug possession and sales.

Jamie Lee Chris Schammel, 29, appeared in Mower County court Wednesday on one count of fifth-degree possession and one count of fifth-degree sales.

According to a court complaint, Austin police executed a search warrant at her Mapleview residence Monday.

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Schammel was home and she was detained.

Authorities found 56 grams of marijuana in her bedroom, some of which was packaged in 2-gram bags.

A scale was also found, as well as a cell phone that contained text messages related to drug trafficking.

Schammel is scheduled to appear in court again on Sept. 17.