After a weeks-long investigation, officers of the Greene County Drug Task Force and an investigator from the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office arrested a suspected methamphetamine dealer on Monday. She’s been charged with several felonies in two criminal cases and is being held in lieu of $100,000 total bond.

Kristy Lynn Humphery, 40, Linton, was arrested by Officer Adam King of the Linton Police Department on Monday night, August 10. She was taken into custody on a warrant that was issued for her arrest earlier in the day.

Humphery has been under investigation by officers and investigators with the Greene County Drug Task Force and the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office since at least sometime in June for suspected drug dealing.

Humphery is accused of selling quantities of methamphetamine and controlled substances out of her residence on NE 10th Street in Linton and also utilizing a motel room at the Park Inn in Linton.

According to probable cause affidavits, officers have evidence of transactions with more than one individual that have occurred dating back to June involving both meth and oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance.

A lot of things happened in the investigation on Monday. A criminal case was filed in Greene Superior Court, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Humphery and the case was placed under seal – not available as a public record until after the arrest. After Humphery was in custody, the seal was lifted.

With the warrant in hand, officers arrived at the Park Inn and went to Humphery’s room to execute the warrant. They knocked and announced themselves but there was no answer. They gained entry and found Humphery and another individual inside.

During the arrest, they saw a clear plastic container sitting in plain view on an end table with a white crystal-like substance inside. Also in plain view, they saw a plate with a white powder residue and a lock box.

Humphery was transported to the Greene County Jail and booked in at 9:35 p.m.

The room was secured along with two vehicles in the parking area that belonged to Humphery. Based on what they saw in the room, a search warrant for the room and the vehicles was approved.

Officers then executed the search warrant and reported the substance inside the container field-tested positive as methamphetamine. In addition, they found numerous items of paraphernalia, packaging materials, bottles of prescription pills with various names, digital scales and another quantity of methamphetamine. The exact amount of methamphetamine seized is unknown but officers said was in excess of 10 grams. They also found cash including $4,294 cash inside Humphery’s purse.

According to one affidavit, officers believe that Humphery and the individual that was present in the room during the arrest were co-conspirators in the dealing of methamphetamine. No information has been released about any additional charges.

Humphery was initially held without bond pending court appearance.

The next day, Tuesday, August 11, Humphery was in Greene Superior Court at 1:30 p.m. for her initial hearing. She was charged with:

• Dealing in methamphetamine between one and five grams, a Level 4 felony,

• Dealing in methamphetamine between one and five grams, a Level 4 felony,

• Dealing in a Schedule I controlled substance, a Level 6 felony, and

• Dealing in methamphetamine between one and five grams, a Level 4 felony.

Her bond in this case was set at $50,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed.

Also on Tuesday, another criminal case was filed against Humphery based on what was found in the room when the search warrant was executed. Another warrant was issued for her arrest and it was read to her in jail on Wednesday.

Yesterday, on Thursday, August 13, Humphery was back in Superior Court for another initial hearing at 2 p.m. In this second case, she has now been charged with:

• Dealing in methamphetamine in an amount of 10 or more grams, a Level 2 felony.

Her bond in the second case was also set at $50,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed, making the total amount of her bonds $100,000 with ten percent allowed.

A public defender was appointed to represent Humphery and as of late Thursday night, she had not posted bond and remained in jail.