A Central New York woman is accused of felony criminal possession of a controlled substance and driving while impaired by drugs.

New York State Police say the arrest of 34 year old Melissa Ipson October 13 came after a trooper saw the Liverpool woman appearing disoriented as she sat in her vehicle at a gas pump at the Mirabito on Castle Creek Road in the Town of Barker.

The authorities say the woman then drove to a parking space at the convenience store.

Troopers say they found she had cathinone bath salts.

Ipson was also charged with a violation of possessing a controlled substance in a non-original container.

Authorities say the DWI charge is a felony since Ipson had a prior conviction within the last ten years.

She was sent to the Broome County Jail without bail.

 

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