A Grantsville woman is facing a number of drug-related charges after she was arrested in late November.
Katherine Michelle Larsen, 28, is charged with second-degree felony possession with intent to distribute a Class C substance, as well as 11 counts of misdemeanor possession of an altered or forged prescription, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
Grantsville City police were notified that Larsen had given Birch Pharmacy in Grantsville a forged prescription on Nov. 30, after the pharmacist called the issuing doctor, who said he did not write the prescription, according to a probable cause statement. The same day, Walgreen’s in Tooele reported they had received a fraudulent prescription from Larsen and she was still in the parking lot of the drug store.
When police made contact with Larsen at the Walgreen’s parking lot, she was arrested based on the allegations from the two pharmacies, the statement said. Drug paraphernalia was located on Larsen and she agreed to speak with Grantsville City police.
When questioned about the prescription, Larsen admitted to forging the prescriptions and said she didn’t use the medication much personally but was selling it, according to the probable cause statement. Larsen admitted to possessing the prescription drugs inside the car, as well as a baggie with a brown substance she identified as heroin.
The arresting officer said he observed Larsen moving around a lot in the police truck where she was being held, the statement said. The officer found Larsen had removed her seat belt and moved to the front of the unsecured front of the truck, where she attempted to steal and conceal the baggie of heroin taken by police.
Larsen made her initial appearance in 3rd District Court on Monday and she was assigned a public defender and bail was set at $15,000. She is scheduled to be back in court on Dec. 20 at 9 a.m.