Tennessee Woman Pinched for Drugs Near School

(Johnson City, Tennessee) A 24-year-old Knoxville woman, Crystal Hester, has been accused of selling drugs near a school.

Hester faces two counts of selling crack cocaine and selling in a drug-free school zone.

A Johnson City police report said investigators were able to buy crack cocaine from Crystal Hester, 24, 2916 Wimpole Ave., on two separate occasions, with one of the purchases occurring within 1,000 feet of a public school.

Hester was booked into custody at the Washington County Detention Center with bond set at $201,000.