According to WDTV, a local best-selling author is now facing drug charges out of Harrison County.

 

Bridgeport Police arrested Kelly Ann Sycoc, 28, of Lumberport on Wednesday.

 

According to the criminal complaint, officers conducted a traffic stop in the southbound lanes of I-79 near mile marker 123 for an improper lane change. According to officers, there was a strong odor of marijuana that came from the vehicle. A k-9 unite from the Harrison County Sheriff's Office was deployed to conduct a free air sniff which resulted in a positive indication.

 

Police told us they searched the car and found multiple baggies containing a crystal-like substance, digital scales, plastic baggies used for packaging, and other powder-like substances not yet identified were found inside the car.

 

Click HERE for the rest of the report that indicates she writes under an alias for the New York Times and USA Today.