Jury finds Muncie woman guilty of high-level drug dealing charges

MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — A jury on Thursday convicted a 54-year-old Muncie woman of two high-level drug dealing charges after she was caught bringing home methamphetamine and fentanyl from a trip to Ohio, the Delaware County prosecutor said.

Tamela J. Hollingsworth was found guilty of dealing meth and a narcotic drug. The jury deliberated for two hours as part of a trial that began Monday.

A Muncie police officer said in court documents that Hollingsworth was found with plastic bags containing nearly 2 pounds of methamphetamine and about 2 ounces of fentanyl when she was arrested on Oct. 29 during a traffic stop near Meeker Avenue and Delaware County Road 400 South, about a mile outside of the city limits. Hollingsworth was stopped she “committed a traffic violation” on U.S. 35 in Delaware County.

Officer Mike Nickens said Hollingsworth was returning Muncie after a trip to Trotwood, Ohio, to pick up narcotics.

Hollingsworth is to be sentenced at 9 a.m. Sept. 15 in Delaware Circuit Court 2. She remained in the Delaware County jail on Wednesday afternoon, online records show.

Statement

“I am proud of Deputy Prosecutors Lexi Starost and Mike Bozoian as well as Prosecutor’s Office Investigator Danielle Woodson, and Muncie Police Investigator Mike Nickens for their hard work and dedication in this case.”

Delaware County Prosecutor Eric M. Hoffman, a Democrat

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