CLEARFIELD – A Clearfield woman, who called police for help and ended up being arrested for selling drugs, pleaded guilty Monday during colloquy court.
Police say on Aug. 15 Brandi Lee Osewalt, 43, called them claiming someone was after her. But when police arrived at a Lawrence Township residence, they realized there was no one there and she was under the influence of a controlled substance.
She was sentenced by Judge Paul E. Cherry to serve 18 months to seven years in state prison for felony counts of dealing in proceeds of unlawful acts and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance as well as a summary public drunkenness charge.
In a second case, she pleaded guilty to strangulation for attacking a fellow inmate while she was at the county jail. She was given a two month to two years concurrent state prison sentence for that.
According to the affidavit of probable cause in the first case, Osewalt told officers her neighbor had a psychic vision and told her she was going to be shot.
As they spoke with her, the officer noted that she “struggled to stand still, talked very fast, was extremely paranoid and her emotions were erratic.” She rambled on and talked in circles. He felt she was under the influence of methamphetamine although she claimed she had last used the drug a couple days earlier.
She was taken into custody. While searching her, they reportedly found a pouch containing a pipe with burnt residue, a bag with methamphetamine, and a plastic tube containing a pre-roll hash joint with a warning it that it may contain psychoactive cannabinoids.
Once she was at the jail, officers there found she had over $3,800 in cash and three cell phones, according to the criminal complaint.
Osewalt claimed she won the cash by playing a skills machine, but did admit to selling drugs. The phones allegedly contained numerous messages regarding the buying, selling or trading of controlled substances.
In another interview with authorities, she reportedly admitted to selling drugs, specifically methamphetamine. She said the day she was arrested, she was huffing injector cleaner.
The criminal complaint in the second case details how the assault occurred.
The victim told investigators Osewalt charged at her and put her hand on the victim’s neck. She said she could not breathe at that time but was able to break free. Osewalt grabbed her neck a second time, but in this instance, she was able to breathe.
Surveillance footage show Osewalt charging the victim and grabbing her neck, as the victim reported.
For a third offense, she pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance for which she was given a state prison term of 72 hours to six months.
