Two Caldwell County Women Arrested After Traffic Stop

Caldwell County Sheriff Kevin H. Bean announced on the I.C.E. Unit with assistance from the Granite Falls Police Department and Lenoir Police Department made arrests on two Methamphetamine traffickers.

Krystal Leigh Horner, age 50, of Collettsville was arrested and charged with multiple counts of Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Maintaining a Vehicle for Narcotics. She was placed in the Caldwell Detention Center under no bond.

Heather Marie Payne, age 37, of Granite Falls was arrested and charged with Conspiracy to Trafficking in Methamphetamine. She was placed in the Caldwell Detention Center under no bond.

Horner and Payne were stopped while traveling on Duke Street by Granite Falls Police Detectives. During the interaction, K-9 Raven of the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was conducted and Officers located approximately 40 grams of Methamphetamine. The drugs seized during the investigation has a total street value of $6,000 according to North Carolina State Drug Guidelines.

Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office