Gloucester woman to serve three months in jail for possessing methamphetamine in New Kent

A Gloucester woman will spend three months in jail for possessing illegal drugs in New Kent County.

Desiree Christiane Garcia, 33, of the 6800 block of Cherokee Lane, entered a guilty plea to a single count of possession of a Schedule I/II Substance as part of a plea agreement reached Monday afternoon in New Kent Circuit Court.

In a summary of evidence provided by New Kent Commonwealth’s Attorney Schott Renick, on Mar. 19, a New Kent deputy on patrol executed a traffic stop at the Pilot on Emmaus Church Road after running a license plate check and seeing that the registration did not match the vehicle it was on. During the traffic stop, the driver and the passenger, later identified as Garcia, were removed from the vehicle. As the car was scheduled to be towed, a K-9 unit came to the scene and conducted a free air sniff to see if any drugs were in the vehicle. The K-9 unit indicated there was a possibility and a search of the vehicle discovered a glass smoking device and a syringe with a substance in the area where Garcia was sitting. The items were sent to a forensics lab, where results revealed that both items had methamphetamine on them.

Under the agreement, Garcia received a five-year sentence with four years, nine months suspended (three months to serve) on the guilty conviction. She must also pay a $1,000 fine.

In an unrelated case, a Maryland man has been placed into the First Offender Program for possessing drugs in New Kent.

Glenn Thomas Jones Jr., 54, of the 2000 block of Tinker Drive, Fort Washington, entered guilty pleas to one count each of possession of a Schedule I/II Drug, misdemeanor driving while intoxicated (first offense), and misdemeanor reckless driving as part of a plea deal.

In a summary of evidence, on Oct. 22, 2025, a Virginia State Police trooper patrolling traffic on Interstate 64 clocked a vehicle traveling 94 miles per hour in a posted 60 miles per hour zone. The officer tracked down the vehicle and noticed it failing to maintain staying in a lane. A traffic stop was executed and the driver, identified as Jones, was asked about his driving. The trooper asked Jones to step out of the vehicle after noticing signs of intoxication, which Jones did. However, the defendant had trouble maintaining his balance and refused to take a sobriety test. Jones was arrested and a subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the location of a case and a cut straw with a white powdery substance on it. The items were sent to the forensics lab, with tests revealing that the items had cocaine on them.

Under the agreement, Jones has been placed into the First Offender Program on the drug charge. If he successfully completes the one-year program, the charge will be dismissed. He received a 12-month sentence with all but 15 days suspended on the misdemeanor reckless driving conviction along with a $1,000 fine ($500 suspended). All 12 months on the misdemeanor driving while intoxicated conviction were suspended, but he must pay a fine of $1,000 with $500 suspended.