Cops: Woman claims white powder came from doughnut

<div id="subtitle">Tenn. cops say woman arrested for cocaine possession claims she was eating a powdered doughnut</div><div><p>East Tennessee police said a Knoxville woman who was later arrested for cocaine possession initially told an officer that she had been eating a powdered doughnut. The Maryville Daily Times reported that a 21-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday and charged with possession of a Schedule II substance with intent to sell or deliver. She was also cited for driving on a suspended driver's license, driving without proof of insurance, failure to maintain her lane of traffic and possession of drug paraphernalia.</p><p>According to an Alcoa police report, a field test on the substance indicated that the white powder she put in her mouth as an officer approached the car was cocaine, not a sugary pastry.</p><p>She was being held in the Blount County Jail on a $12,250 bond pending a court hearing on Monday.</p><p>___</p><p>Information from: The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67786718&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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