Two Troy women face drug charges in Lincoln County District Court

Two Troy women face drug charges in Lincoln County District Court after a search of their home last month turned up hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Authorities charged Natasha Nicole Haines, 37, with criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Summer Ciera Jacobsen, 35, faces charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested the pair on Sept. 23 after Steve Watson, county parole officer, performed a house check. In an affidavit, Deputy Brent Faulkner recalled coming across psilocybin mushrooms — more colloquially known as magic mushrooms — in Haines’ room.

The mushrooms were left on top of Haines’ dresser in a plastic bag, according to court documents.

Faulkner also reported finding more mushrooms in a nearby paper bag. Watson found several more in a backpack in Haines’ car, court documents said.

Haines admitted the mushrooms in the bedroom were hers, Faulkner wrote, and said she got them from Jacobsen. She also admitted owning the mushrooms in the car, court documents said, but denied ownership of those found in the paper bag.

During the search, deputies came across a purse in Jacobsen’s room. A marijuana pipe was sticking out of the bag, Faulkner wrote. Upon further scrutiny, deputies found marijuana in the purse.

They found more marijuana in a dresser drawer, court documents said, and marijuana residue in two small containers. The search of the drawer also allegedly turned up another bag of mushrooms.

According to Faulkner’s account, Jacobsen admitted owning the mushrooms and giving the hallucinogenic to Haines.

Jacobsen initially was held on a $15,000 bond. Haines was held on a $10,000 bond.

Criminal possession of dangerous drugs, a felony, carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. Criminal possession of drug paraphernalia is punishable by six months behind bars or a $500 fine.