A Salida woman has been arrested for recruiting minors to sell drugs.
Over the last three months the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Salida Police Department, began an investigation into a Salida woman who was suspected of using underage individuals for illicit felonious activities. Along with these acts it was also learned that the suspect was selling and or providing illegal narcotics to minors in the Chaffee County area.
The investigation culminated with the arrest of 33-year-old Christina Jean Ormsby/Howard. Ormsby/Howard was booked into the Chaffee County Detention Center on two charges of human trafficking of a minor, unlawful distribution, manufacturing or sale of a controlled substance to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, all felonies.
Ormsby/Howard is being held on a $25,000 cash only bond.
