LINCOLN COUNTY, NC (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – An accused heroin dealer in Lincoln County was arrested in a Walmart parking lot on Tuesday, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies arrested Crouse resident Kristen Hamrick, 31, on Tuesday and she faces multiple charges including drug trafficking and possession.
A drug investigation was launched back in October of last year. A suspect was caught leaving Hamrick’s home with 70 grams of heroin.
Investigators approached Crouse in a Lincolnton Walmart parking lot and she was arrested following a brief struggle, the sheriff’s report indicated.
She is being held on a $251,000 secured bond.