Bristol Palin's Future Mother-In-Law Arrested On Drug Charges

UPDATE 1/05: Sherry Johnston pleaded not guilty Monday to drug charges:

A Palmer grand jury on Friday indicted Sherry Johnston on six felony counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance relating to possession and sale of the prescription painkiller OcyContin.

She admitted selling OxyContin pills to someone working with investigators, according to state troopers. They arrested her Dec. 18 at her Wasilla home, then released her on bail.

Johnston was alone and was represented by a public defender.

The Anchorage Daily News reports that Sherry Johnston, mother of Levi Johnston, was arrested on Thursday:

A 42-year-old Wasilla woman was arrested Thursday at her home by Alaska State Troopers with a search warrant in an undercover drug investigation. Sherry L. Johnston was charged with six felony counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance.

Johnston is the mother of Levi Johnston, the Wasilla 18-year-old who received international attention in September when Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, announced their teenage daughter was pregnant and he was the father. Bristol Palin, 18, is due on Saturday, according to a recent interview with the governor's father, Chuck Heath.

Politico adds that Johnston has been released from the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility on a $2,000 bond.

When asked about the arrest, Sarah Palin's spokesman, Bill McAllister, issued the following statement to the ADN: "This is not a state government matter. Therefore the governor's communications staff will not be providing comment or scheduling interview opportunities."

What kind of controlled substance? The news reports don't say, but 23/6 has a poll: does Johnston run a meth lab?

Comments

[antiguy]

09:41 PM on 01/08/2009

one more thing.
bush sr on tv the other day saying he is hoping that jeb runs for pres. haven't these people stolen enough money from the people of the united states? it has to be over a trillion by now.
yeah, thats what we need jeb and his drug addict daughter and stalker mental case son.
finally real life will imitate art and we will see the movie absolute power come to real life as jebs son goes nuts and murders in the white house

[zippy2112]

02:18 PM on 01/06/2009

Monday, Cox said Young had played a secondary role in the case and turned out to be wrong about the warrant. Cox said Anthony told him Monday the search warrant against Johnston would not have been ready to serve before the election, regardless of the political climate

[happypup]

11:41 AM on 01/06/2009

She pleads 'not guily' but admits the illeganl sale of prescription drugs????? Must be some Alaskan Republican ploy .......

[TheAlchemist]

08:26 AM on 01/06/2009

Would You PLEASE Take the Photo of the Kids DOWN?!

These kids don't belong with this article!

[MyThought]

08:06 AM on 01/06/2009

Why are you writing about this? This is a family issue and no one's business. The press make me sick sometimes. She's only in the spotlight because of Sarah Palin - and I don't think that's fair at all.

[emily00011]

10:00 AM on 01/06/2009

Hey it's fair to question all of a politician's contacts, according to sister Sarah, anyways. You know, check out who they "pal" around with. So what kind of guilt by association can we work up in this situation? Little Sarah's rhetoric is what created the monster that dogs her and those near her, so lay the blame where it belongs. ~wink wink~

[happypup]

11:44 AM on 01/06/2009

When SP became Governor of Alaska this opened the door to questions about the activities of her family members and associates. Transparency is good.

I wonder if you felt the same way about questioning Presidentt Elect Obama's ties to Reverend Wright or Bill Ayers........

[scooperss]

07:04 AM on 01/06/2009

and in other palin news....................her supposedly soon to be son in law has quit his apprenticeship job due to controversy surrounding his right to have the apprenticeship with no high school diploma.

[hortonhearsawho2]

06:59 AM on 01/06/2009

Public defender, so Levi si not getting any baby pic money. Or, is he not helping his mommy.

[ericmiami]

05:35 AM on 01/06/2009

Levi quit his North Slope job. His dad complains that the media scrutiny means the kid has to do everything by the book now. Poor, picked-on family. Maybe the governor can help them out.

[Robert2664]

03:57 AM on 01/06/2009

How much do you wanna bet that this goes away and no one gets prosecuted or even close to having to explain their actions.

[LiberalBuzz]

12:24 AM on 01/06/2009

Legalize drugs and spend the money on more treatment centers.

[tbirdalum]

11:57 PM on 01/05/2009

You mean Sarah Moosejuice was palling around with drug dealers?

[Rog49Thomas]

11:36 PM on 01/05/2009

Sold them to Rush and claimed this was a national service of the highest order.

[DFutureIsNow]

10:37 PM on 01/05/2009

So Sareah & Bristol Palin put up some BS statement about teen pregnancy (too late) but Levis mom is off limits to the governor, puhleeze, of course they can comment on it, being governor doesnt prevent anything, she is still the grandmother to her daughters baby, what a bunch of Moose Droppings!!

[formerprosecutor]

10:20 PM on 01/05/2009

i have sympathy for this woman, She needs treatment, and more. Thanks to her son's relationship, she now be humiliated far and wide. I am sure her disposition will refelct the notoriety. I am betting she receives a stiffer sentence that other similar violaters, just to make a point; one way or the other.

[PatA]

09:54 PM on 01/05/2009

I think that it is interesting that the "governor" won't comment upon Mr. Johnson's mother but she and her daughter will yell from their back porch (while keeping an eye on Russia) that Bristol and Levi are good parents AND "working their butts off".

[stella801]

12:24 AM on 01/06/2009

And don't forget....they aren't high school dropouts! LOL!