In the morning of Friday, December 22, 2023, at 9:39 AM, Paris Officers conducted an operation in the 100 block of NE 14th Street involving a wanted person. Laura Lee Newby, 43, who claimed to live alone, asserted that the individual in question was not present. Granting officers permission to search her residence, Newby cooperated. Although the wanted person was not found, officers discovered a variety of drugs during the search.
Subsequently, a search warrant was obtained, leading to the arrest of Laura Lee Newby on charges of Felony Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Dangerous Drug.
