Woman busted with meth at an Eldon motel

KMIZ – 17 — A Barnett woman could face drug charges after deputies respond to an unsupervised child roaming the halls of an Eldon hotel.

According to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Brandy Batchelder was arrested Tuesday for 2nd-degree drug trafficking and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

Deputies say more than four pounds of meth and other items used to sell drugs were found in her room at the Super 8 Hotel Officials report told the toddler was turned over to the state.

At last check, charges have not been filed against Batchelder.

Batchelder is being held on a $250,000 bond.