A motorhome coming into the United States at the U.S.- Canadian border on June 21 drew the attention of a dog trained to “alert” to controlled substances and resulted in charges for two people.
At 6 p.m., the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents directed the motorhome to the inspection area at the Grand Portage-Pigeon River Port of Entry. The occupants, William Randolph Sigmon, 51, of Cottonwood, Arizona and Sharon Lee Maxson, 63, of Brookfield, Wisconsin appeared upset. The dog “alerted” and the CBP agents conducted a more thorough search.
The agents discovered 15 pieces of drug paraphernalia, 17.3 grams of marijuana and 39.7 grams of marijuana seeds, and an assortment of medications, some in prescription bottles bearing Maxson’s name; some in unmarked bottles.
Maxson was able to produce valid prescriptions for some of the medication, however even after given the opportunity to go online to access prescription information, Maxson was unable to show that all of the medications were valid. She was found to be in possession of a lidocaine patch, lorazepam, and morphine without a prescription.
Sigmon, who was entering the United States under the alias William Sigmon Love, was unable to prove that he had prescriptions for Adderall, oxycodone, klonopin and trazodone.
Maxon was charged with one felony count of possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and possession of drug paraphernalia. Sigmon was charged with two felony counts of controlled substance possession in the fifth degree.
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