Woman, 2 men, jailed on drug charges
Two men and a woman remained in jail Saturday night after police
found them in the possession of oxycodone and amphetamine pills not in their original container, reports stated.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Michael Anthony Battaglia, 39, of 108A Hillside Ave.; Christopher Eugene White, 34, of 12 Mason Circle; and Crystal Gail Land, 39, of 110 Echota Drive were arrested around 9:45 p.m. Friday after the vehicle they were in was pulled over near the intersection of North Second Avenue and Turner McCall Boulevard.
Battaglia also had less than an ounce of marijuana in a small bag and had placed a tag belonging to another vehicle on the one he was driving. Land had a prescription for gabapentin in someone else’s name.
All three are charged with four felony counts of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and four misdemeanor counts of drugs not in the original container.
Battaglia is additionally charged with misdemeanor possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and acquiring a license plate for the purpose of concealing identification of a motor vehicle.
Land is additionally charged with felony sale, distribution or possession of dangerous drugs.
Battaglia and Land were in jail Saturday night on $5,700 bonds each and White was in jail on a $3,500 bond.