A report that people were selling methamphetamine in Joshua Tree resulted in the arrest of one woman. According to a Sheriff’s report, a deputy went to the 6400 block of Valley View Street about 2:15 a.m. Sunday where he found Kristie Ragsdale, 34, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs. The report states that Ragsdale told the deputy her identification was inside her car, parked nearby, and gave the deputy permission to search her car. A plastic baggie filled with a white powdery substance believed to be meth was found inside the car. Kristie Ragsdale was arrested for investigation of possession of a controlled substance, and was booked at the Morongo Basin Jail on $25,000 bond.
