Cutting copper wires from the railroad led to the arrest of a woman who, police said, was carrying methamphetamine.
Charity Nicole Ahhaitty-Naderhoff, 47, made her initial appearance Tuesday in Comanche County District Court where she received a felony charge of injury to obstruction of a railroad and misdemeanor counts of meth possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, records indicate. The felony is punishable by up to four years in prison.
The crossing guard at the railroad tracks at Southwest G Avenue and Sheridan Road was down around 4:45 p.m. Saturday and, according to Lawton Police Sgt. Michael Albert, led him to investigate further. Between the tracks just east of Sheridan Road, Albert spotted Ahhaitty-Naderhoff using a pair of bolt cutters to manipulate the tracks, the probable cause affidavit states. He stated he found her with freshly cut wires from the tracks nearby.
Copper is used in the railway industry for construction of traction and the railroad itself, according to electricispower.com.
While being placed under arrest, three used syringes and a bag containing 1.6 grams of meth were recovered from Ahhaitty-Naderhoff’s pocket, the affidavit states.
Ahhaitty-Naderhoff’s bond was set at $7,500. She returns to court at 3 p.m. Jan. 22 for her preliminary hearing conference, records indicate.
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