Police say 3 syringes, $20 bill, pill found in Arkansas woman's vagina

Tracy Joann Jackson-McCoy, 38, of Rogers
Tracy Joann Jackson-McCoy, 38, of Rogers

An Arkansas woman remained jailed Tuesday, more than a week after authorities reportedly found a $20 bill, a pill and three syringes in her vagina.

According to an affidavit from Bentonville police, the woman was pulled over shortly after 9 p.m. Sept. 18 after someone called to report that a Honda Civic was “swerving all over the road” and “driving into oncoming traffic.”

Cpl. Tracy Brown said the woman, identified at the time as Shannon Cannady, failed three sobriety tests and was taken to Benton County jail, where police asked for a urine sample.

While attempting to collect it, a deputy reportedly found two syringes, a folded $20 bill and a white pill later identified at Dilaudid, an opioid pain medication, inside the woman’s vagina.

After these were removed, the woman was asked to repeat the test and was again unable to complete it, the affidavit states. At this point, police said, they found a third syringe inside her vagina.

The woman declined any further tests, according to the report.

Two days later, a Benton County jail deputy reportedly informed Brown that the woman who had appeared at a Wednesday bond hearing was not named Shannon Cannady.

The real Shannon Cannady also reported to the Bentonville Police Department that the jailed woman was her sister, Tracy McCoy, adding that it was not the first time her sister had used her name.

Documents show that when Brown re-examined the booking documents, the corporal found that some were signed “Shannon Cannady,” while others were signed illegibly or with variations of “Tracy McCoy.”

The woman, whose name is listed as Tracy Joann Jackson-McCoy on a probable cause affidavit, has been arrested 30 times before, the document shows. Jail records show she is a Rogers resident and is 38 years old.

She now faces charges that include possession of a controlled substance, furnishing prohibited items to a corrections facility, obstructing governmental operations and second-degree forgery.

As of Tuesday afternoon, she was being held at Benton County jail in lieu of $15,000 bond.

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