Rochester Woman Charged in Major Drug Bust After DNA Test

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- DNA evidence has tied a Rochester woman to a major drug bust. 

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That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Friday. 

The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office made the drug bust late last year, according to the court document. Authorities executed a search warrant on December 1 at a home in northeast Rochester. 

Over 150 Grams of Meth Found in Rochester Home, 53-Year-Old Woman Charged

During the search law enforcement found a bag in a suitcase containing 157.3 grams of methamphetamine, the charges say.

The meth was spread out in two packages, one weighing 120.8 grams and the other weighing 36.5 grams. 

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Investigators also found a digital scale and empty baggies near the drugs, the complaint says. 

The occupants of the home were identified as a man, who is named in the complaint but not charged in the case, and 53-year-old Kimberly Marie McDeid. 

DNA Sample Links Suspect to Drugs

Investigators took a DNA sample from the suitcase and collected DNA samples from McDeid and the other occupant. 

A test of the samples conducted by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, found McDeid’s DNA was likely a match to the DNA found on the methamphetamine, the complaint says. 

McDied is charged with first-degree drug sales and first-degree drug possession. 

Her conditional bail was set at $50,000 following her first court appearance on Friday. The next hearing in the drug case is scheduled for later this month.