A woman has been charged after officers found her in possession of nearly $45,000 of methamphetamine, other drugs and paraphernalia.

Bonnie Lee Sutton, 34, was charged in Mower County court Tuesday with three subsequent drug felonies — two counts of first-degree drug crimes and fifth-degree drug possession — along with fourth-degree DWI and driving after revocation, both misdemeanors.

According to court records, Austin Police Officers were parked late Sunday near Austin’s Rodeway Inn & Suites, 805 21st St. NE, when they saw a 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora leave the motel at about 11:34 p.m.

Officers knew of drug dealing at the motel and believed Sutton, who was driving the car and had a passenger with her, could be involved. They followed the vehicle west on Interstate 90 and caught up to it near Fourth Street Northwest.

Sutton, the driver, crossed over the fog line and then drifted between the center and fog lines, with her speed ranging from 55 to 63 mph. Officers stopped Sutton near West Oakland Avenue.

When officers spoke with Sutton, her eyes had little reaction to light, she talked rapidly, and her hands were quick and fidgety as she searched for her documents. Officers learned Sutton’s driving status was revoked, and she failed a balance test and three other sobriety tests, according to the court complaint.

Police searched the car with a K-9, which Sutton said she borrowed from a friend, as they reported a strong smell of marijuana coming from the car. Though no drugs were in the cabin of the car, police found 28.5 grams of meth beneath the gas cover.

The passenger of the vehicle told police he saw Sutton take about “a half ounce of meth” and place it in or near the trunk of the car, and he said there was about three-quarters of a pound of meth still in the motel room.

At the motel, police found 422 grams — nearly a pound — of meth in a black sock, a digital scale and 5 grams of marijuana.

Sutton was arrested and taken into custody. During a search at the jail, a small bag containing 0.11 grams of cocaine was found in her coat pocket and a meth pipe.

Austin Police Chief Brian Krueger previously said the street value of the meth was estimated at about $45,000.

Sutton’s next appearance is scheduled for April 7.