A Knoxville couple faces felony drug charges. 28-year-old Alexis Joy Ellsworth faces Failure to Affix a Drug Stamp a Class D Felony, Child Endangerment an Aggravated Misdemeanor, Possession of a Controlled Substance, methamphetamine, a Serious Misdemeanor and Possession of a Controlled Substance a Serious Misdemeanor. 

According to court records, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Knoxville Police Department, and the Mid Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force (MINE) had a search warrant for Ellsworth’s 2007 Jeep Commander. A traffic stop was conducted and MINE searched the vehicle and seized on the floorboard a plastic baggie with 25 peach oval pills with the labeling Y19. The pills were identified as Alprazolam, a prescription-only drug. Ellsworth denied knowledge of the pills. Ellsworth admitted to detectives that she resides in room 119 of the Super 8 Motel in Knoxville and that her and her boyfriend use room 121 as a storage room. Officers obtained a search warrant for both rooms and in room 119 a small container was found that had a white crystal substance in it that tested positive for methamphetamine. Also in the room were two juveniles. 24-year-old Slade Allan Olson was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.