K9 alerts to parolee’s vehicle at jail; officer finds meth and glass pipe inside

After reportedly bringing a pipe and methamphetamine to the Ozark County Jail July 28, Kimberly Morris, 36, of Gainesville, and William Chamberlain, 37, of Caulfield, were arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia with a prior drug offense. 

They are both scheduled to appear for bond reduction hearings before Associate Judge Raymond Gross at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 15. They are currently out of jail on pre-trial release. 

According to the probable cause statement prepared by Ozark County Deputy Josh Sherman, at 1 p.m. July 28, Sherman was at the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department and noticed a maroon vehicle drive into the parking lot of the building. He recognized the passenger as Morris from his prior interactions with her as part of his duties as a deputy. He also recognized the driver, Chamberlain. Sherman says in his report that he knew that Chamberlain did not have a valid driver’s license, which led to him executing a vehicle stop on the pair. 

Chamberlain was placed under arrest for driving without a license, and he reportedly provided consent to search the vehicle, the probable cause statement says. A Facebook post on the Ozark County Sheriff’s page explains that K9 Karo was activated and alerted to his handler that there was a controlled substance inside the vehicle. 

 The search led to finding a zipper bag in the center console of the vehicle that contained a glass smoking pipe with a white crystal-like substance within it. Sherman said from his training and experience, he recognized the substance as methamphetamine. It field-tested positive for methamphetamine. 

Morris, who is on supervised probation, was also arrested and admitted that she would test positive for drugs if she provided a urine sample at the time of arrest, the report says. Chamberlain also reportedly admitted to using the meth.