Woman Awaiting Beatrice Court Appearance Has Suspected Drug Fall From Clothing

BEATRICE – Gage County Sheriff’s officers say a woman awaiting a court appearance while at the Gage County Jail had something fall out of her pocket.

It turned out to be suspected methamphetamine.

Authorities say 33-year-old Krystal Rainey was in the detention center after being arrested the prior day …and was to be brought to Gage County Court for a hearing on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.

Deputies say Rainey was sitting on a bench in the hallway of the jail.  When she stood up, a small package fell out of her clothing. 

A detention center supervisor secured the package and notified an investigator.  After reviewing jail video to confirm the package came from Rainey’s clothing, a field test of the package was positive for methamphetamine.

Rainey was then arrested.  The incident happened the morning of June 17^th.