Bristol Palin's Future Mother-In-Law's Drug Arrest: Trooper Says Election Delayed Case

WASILLA, Alaska -- The mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend sent text messages discussing drug transactions less than a month after the young woman's mother, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was nominated as the Republican vice presidential candidate, according to court documents filed this week.

An affidavit from an Alaska state trooper, filed Monday, states that Sherry L. Johnston referred in her messages to two police informants to "coffee" as a code for the drug OxyContin.

Johnston, 42, was arrested on felony drug charges last week after state troopers served a search warrant at her Wasilla home. She allegedly sold OxyContin tablets to the informants on three occasions this fall, the affidavit states. Police said two of the meetings were recorded by a hidden camera and a microphone.

Johnston is the mother of Levi Johnston, 18. Sarah Palin announced in September that her daughter Bristol, also 18, was pregnant and that Johnston was the father. Their child was due to be born Dec. 18, her grandfather Chuck Heath told the Anchorage Daily News recently.

Authorities say the case against Sherry Johnston began in the second week of September, when drug investigators intercepted a package containing 179 OxyContin pills. That led to the arrest of the suspects, who agreed to be informants.

According to the affidavit, Johnston sent a text message to one informant Oct. 1, writing: "Hey, my phones are tapped and reporters and god knows who else is always following me and the family so no privacy. I will let u no when I can go for cof."

The trooper's affidavit indicates that Sarah Palin's candidacy factored into the investigation, with state officials delaying execution of a search warrant until this month, when Johnston was "no longer under the protection or surveillance of the Secret Service."

Comments

[mexglx]

Bristol had a boy last night. See this link:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2008/12/bristol_palins_baby_is_born.html?hpid=topnews

[jsgaetano]

Between this and the "first dude's" AIP secessionist ties, it looks like there definitely needs to be a lot more scrutiny into the kind of people Sarah Palin's been "pallin' around with."

[davidhilton1]

a little bit off subject... but did bristol palin have her baby yet?

[rhondadavis28]

WOW-- should we do GUILT BY ASSOCIATION here? If Palin was "pallin' around" with her drug dealing soon-to-be mother-in-law, does that make Palin a drug dealer???

[rhondadavis28]

Has Bristol Palin had her baby yet?

[grailknight]

Sherry was under the protection of the Secret Service, while in violation of fed drug laws?

[katerow8]

When we are tired of No-Drama Obama and the unprecedented brain trust that he has assembled, it is nice to know that the next political superstar waiting in the wings will bring an entourage of loonies with her to keep us all entertained.

Drug dealers, illegitimate babies, revenge firings, hillbilly shopping sprees, book banning, moose killing, witch hunters...­woo-hoo! What a fabulous cast of characters to lead the country!

[peaches49]

Wow, that wedding reception / baby shower is going to bequite the social occasion !! Maybe the groom's mother can bring the party favors.

[tcwarez]

I know the names Republican Convicted Felons

[ibsteve2u]

"Hey, my phones are tapped and reporters and god knows who else is always following me and the family so no privacy. I will let u no when I can go for cof."

Wow. Know you're in the peep sight, and just keep on keepin' on.

Wow. They grow 'em smart in Alaska.

[TooLooseLeTrek]

Isn't it illegal to suspend arrests and investigations to gain a political advantage during elections?

[hchriste]

Some one needs to come clean on the politics of this town. The mayor is now govenor, her mentor Senator Stevens convicted of taking brides, the kids are running wild having sex and babies and most likely using drugs, her church burns down ( by arson) a week or two before her future in-laws are arrested for drug dealings. These activities are just the tip of the iceberg, actually the icebergs melted and the polar bears are homeless, none the less there are not many towns with a population of about 1300 with tthese kind of activities.

[rhondadavis28]

I agree

[sueinmn]

http://divasblueoasis.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=382

check this out. she puts her picture and the new baby with a picture of Jesus. how dare she and who does sara palin think she is?? Worse yet are the sara followers who keep her on her pedistool!

[mitsie]

Someone needs to investigate Team Sarah and find out what they are doing with any donated monies. What is that money being used for? Are they misleading donors? Are they using monies for private use? Is any of that money going to Palin? Are any of the donors contributing more then $2500? Answer yes to any of these and it's a violation of the national election laws. BTW Palin hasn't announced she is running for office again, so I don't know if any donations are legal. Will they give the monies back if she decides not to run?

[bluemike]

You can tell from Levi's character what bottom-feeders his family members are. Similar to the hard-partying Palins, I suppose. Birds of a feather...­...

[rayy]

I don't think it's fair to judge the young man based on a parent's behavior. Who knows--maybe he is even marrying partly to get away from that situation.

[zg1968]

Well, he's off to a great start - high school dropout and teen father.

[KarenT]

He's a druggie. I hardly doubt it.

[hortonhearsawho2]

Newspapeers have no reports of any births...i­s -9 degrees in Wasilla.