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PHILIPPI -- A second arrest has been made following a welfare check last month in Barbour County.
The welfare check on June 30 led to the arrest of Tiffany Amanda Mauller, 40, of Philippi. She was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
A second criminal complaint filed in Barbour County Magistrate Court charges a Fairmont woman with several felony counts.
Melissa Sue Long, 55, of Fairmont, is facing two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and conspiracy to commit a felony. She is currently being held in the North Central Regional Jail on a $50,012 multiple 10% and surety bond.
According to the complaint filed by Barbour County Sheriff's Office Deputy C. Park, Long was found unconscious with another individual at a Union Road residence. Park began speaking to the occupants when they regained consciousness. Along with Deputy C, Mayle, the officers watched as Long exited the vehicle in the passenger side and threw a "tutor," a piece of drug paraphernalia, to attempt to hide it from officers.
Mayle deployed his K-9 "Creed" to conduct an open air sniff around the car, the complaint states. Creed "alerted" on the vehicle, and as officers searched the vehicle they found drug paraphernalia -- baggies containing a white crystal-like substance, and a ticket for possession of a controlled substance inside the driver's purse.
The complaint states the occupants of the car told the officers, "they walked out from the residence where they reside and began cleaning the vehicle and 'passed' out."
Officers obtained a search warrant for the residence and found 42.25 grams of clear crystal-like substance, presumed to be methamphetamine, and 26.09 grams of a white powdery substance, which field-tested positive for fentanyl, the complaint states.
If convicted, Long faces one to five years in prison or a fine of not more than $10,000, or both for the conspiracy charge. For the possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver charges, Long faces three to 15 years in prison, or a fine of not more than $50,000 or both.