Lowry left holding bag for charges of possessing meth lab

A hearing date for a woman literally left holding the bag by her partner in crime has been set for later this month, with the bag in question containing a methamphetamine lab.

The defendant, Kimberly Renee Lowry, 43, is charged with manufacture and possession of meth for possessing a rolling meth lab.

She is also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and violating the seatbelt law.

It was the latter offense which led to her arrest last month when Highway Patrolman Ronnie Simmons saw her driving her 1989 Buick Skylark without wearing a seatbelt.

Trooper Simmons said as he tried to stop the vehicle to cite her for failing to wear her seatbelt he saw Lowry’s male passenger throw a black backpack out of the car through the passenger-side window. Charges are pending against the passenger who bolted from the car when it stopped and disappeared into the woods, literally leaving the driver holding the bag.

Along with the original meth lab thrown out the window, officers reported finding two more black bags, containing a total of 15 items commonly used in the production of meth.