Samantha Overton, 36, of Cedar Hill was allegedly found with substances that tested positive for methamphetamine after she stole water and soda from a home south of Cedar Hill, according to court documents.
Overton has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony; possession of drug paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor; and first-degree trespassing, a class B misdemeanor. She was arrested on Oct. 8, and as of Oct. 9, she was being held on a $15,613 bond at the Jefferson County Jail in Hillsboro, court and jail records show.
According to the case’s probable-cause statement, Overton was first arrested in June 2024 near a home in the 7500 block of White Road. She entered the home through an unlocked front door, and she was allegedly seen in surveillance video stealing a bottle of water and three bottles of Sprite from a refrigerator.
When a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped Overton near the home, she allegedly had the water and sodas, and the bottles had visible condensation. The deputy searched her purse and allegedly found a hypodermic needle with a brown liquid in it and another needle that had a pink residue, the report said.
The liquid and residue tested positive for meth, according to a report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in December 2024.
The drug possession charge is considered a class C felony, punishable by three to 10 years in prison, due to Overton being a prior drug offender, court records show.
In January 2024, she pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance in Jefferson County. The judge suspended imposition of the sentence and placed her on five years’ probation.
A class A misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,000, and a class B misdemeanor carries a penalty of up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.
Overton also is facing charges for second-degree burglary and possession of a controlled substance in Jefferson County, according to court documents.
She was charged with second-degree burglary, a class D felony, after allegedly admitting in July 2024 that she rode a stolen 2021 Kawasaki R6 with another person. She told investigators she was a passenger, and that she believed the motorcycle had been stolen, court records show.
Overton was charged with drug possession, also a class D felony, in September 2024 after a Sheriff’s Office deputy allegedly found a used syringe and a bag with white powder and 45 pills inside her purse following a traffic stop in Dittmer, court documents said.
Class D felonies are punishable by up to seven years in prison.