By Emily Fitzgerald
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash.
LEWIS COUNTY, Wash. — A Lewis County Jail inmate who allegedly had fentanyl pills hidden in her dentures was charged Wednesday with possession of a controlled substance in a correctional facility.
The dentures, which allegedly belonged to Janet Lyn Gleason, 50, of Rochester, reportedly “contained blue pills that appeared to be fentanyl in the denture adhesive,” according to court documents.
A Lewis County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the jail after the dentures were found on Dec. 19 . When interviewed by the deputy, Gleason reportedly “said the dentures were not hers and that she did not possess any fentanyl,” according to court documents.
Two of Gleason’s cellmates reportedly told the deputy “Gleason had approached both and asked if they were going to get sober while they were in jail” and “told them she was not going to go through withdrawals, saying she was not going to get sick.”
She then allegedly took out her dentures containing the pills, according to court documents.
Lewis County Jail records indicate Gleason was booked at 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 19 for a misdemeanor third-degree driving with a suspended license charge.
Possession of a controlled substance in a correctional facility is a class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Bail was set at $20,000.
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