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

[zippywpinhead]

nice job of vetting your VP pick, McCain...

[sheraz]

Does the headline of this story really say: Bristol Palin Drug Arrest

???

[StellaRay]

Yeah, the Huffington Enquirer has been going overboard on headlines lately.

[marasha]

I agree......the headline is completely misleading. I don't care for that Palin crew but come on! The headline is totally deceiving! Huffington should retract and explain why they allowed it!

[thaneb]

Well, if you supply the ellipsis, it does--"Bristol Palin['s Future Mother-In-Law's] Drug Arrest..."

[ominous]

so bristol palin is not being arrested for drugs, like the headline implies. sensation much?

[EvasDaddy]

Something's goofy here. The headline of the article I read was "Bristol Palin's Future Mother -in-law's Drug Arrest..."

I read that to mean it was about Bristol Palin's boyfriend's mother, not Bristol Palin. Oddly enough, the article was precisely about the mother.

Am I missing something?

[thaneb]

Vide supra.

[babymonster]

WTF!!!!

This is precisely what is wrong with American politics. If it were a member of Obama's family, it would have been all over the place.

Why is their no mention of court cases either like P a u l v Clinton? This is reason enough why she should not be SOS.

[propitiousmoment]

Paul v. Clinton is a pretty shaky case, from the standpoint of proving it in court. That's why it's not really going anywhere, and also why it would be inappropriate to hold it against her.

[robXdion]

The grand jury and the judge didn't think so. The only thing shaky about it is it involves a lot of celebrities and powerful people that much of the population doesn't like to hold accountable because it's someone they like. And it's not going anywhere because the Clintons are trying to get on Obama's staff so it could be excised and tossed out as a "matter of national security". The trial was postponed until after the election. Since she lost that she's trying to get out of the Senate (where she could be censured) while simultaneously keeping Caroline from her seat just in case the confirmation falls thru due to the Paul v. Clinton case.

[trollsbwild]

There is one positive. At least she was not busted for meth.

[zippywpinhead]

give 'em time...

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

There has to be a better way to suppress a routine police investigation than having your potential in-law to run for Veep.

Oh, and when IS that wedding date?

[whit4brains]

Your headline implies that Bristol Palin was arrested. As far as I can tell this is not the case, right? It was Levi's mom.

[thaneb]

Did they change the headline since you wrote this?

[No Man]

Perhaps the headline changed. It currently clearly states "Bristol Palin's Future Mother-In-Law's Drug Arrest: Trooper Says Election Delayed Case" It does not say Bristol Palin was arrested. Or perhaps you only read the words you choose to read. You self-admit you have whit (?) 4 brains.