St. Paul felon on probation caught in W. Wisconsin speeding while high with baby along, patrol says

January 28, 2019 at 2:39AM
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A close-up photo of police lights by night. (Mike Nelson — TNS - TNS/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A driver from the Twin Cities was jailed in western Wisconsin after speeding while high on marijuana in western Wisconsin with a 6-month-old in the car, authorities said.

Avis A. Gadley was stopped about 7:35 a.m. Saturday on east Interstate 94 by a state trooper on suspicion of speeding, according to the State Patrol.

The trooper noticed "the odor of marijuana," a statement from the patrol read. Gadley and a passenger admitted to "recently smoking marijuana," the statement continued.

The child was turned over to a grandmother after Gadley was jailed, the patrol said.

Gadley has a court appearance pending on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

Her criminal history in Minnesota includes a conviction for drug possession, and she is on supervised probation for a felony theft conviction in Washington County.

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