Details emerge in arrest of former Coeur d'Alene School Board trustee
DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 months AGO
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Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers K-12 education and the city of Post Falls. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their three eccentric and very needy cats. | April 25, 2025 1:07 AM
Details have emerged in the Sunday morning arrest of former Coeur d’Alene School Board trustee Allie Anderton, who resigned from her elected position Wednesday after Post Falls prosecutors charged her with driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to court records, Post Falls police pulled Anderton over around 1 a.m. Sunday, near Beck Road and Expo Parkway, because a taillight on her vehicle was out.
Anderton allegedly exhibited a lack of coordination, had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol. Though she performed field sobriety tests, court records indicate she refused to provide a breath sample.
The officer who conducted the traffic stop found a piece of burnt tinfoil in Anderton’s pocket, according to court records, as well as a dollar bill with “white powder residue.” Anderton allegedly told the officer that she had used the tinfoil and dollar bill to smoke cocaine late Saturday night.
Police say a search of Anderton’s vehicle yielded two more pieces of burnt tinfoil, which Anderton allegedly told police belonged to a friend in Spokane.
Police arrested Anderton, who soon posted bail.
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