Original Blog Entry: Reality show mom arrested for meth

truesee — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:21:18 GMT

Reality show mom, passenger, arrested after meth, pot found in car at roadblock

Lydia Senn

Staff writer Rn T.Com

June 5, 2011

Two people were arrested Sunday, June 5, when police found meth and marijuana in their car, reports state.

According to Floyd County Jail records:

April Michelle Purvis, 37, of 4139 Cave Spring Road, was the driver of the vehicle police pulled over near Horseleg Creek Road while conducting a road check.

The officer noted that Purvis smelled of marijuana and, after a K9 search of her vehicle, the officer found marijuana between the driver s and passenger seat of the car. Upon further inspection, suspected meth was found in the pocketbook of Purvis.

Purvis is charged with felony possession of methamphetamines and misdemeanor possession of less than one ounce marijuana.

Victor Lamar Clement, 48, of 7 Silver Street, was also arrested. He is charged with misdemeanor possession of less than one ounce marijuana.

Neither party arrested admitted to whether the pot was theirs. Both remain in the Floyd County Jail.

Purvis appeared on an episode of MTV's 16 and Pregnant has been arrested on drug charges.

Purvis and her daughter, Whitney Purvis, were featured in the first season of the popular reality show about teenage pregnancy.

April Purvis

Victor Clement

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