Burnsville High School Student Arrested on Felony Drug Charges

A Burnsville High School student is facing felony drug charges after police say they found traces of heroin and Ativan in her car last week.

Paige Nichole Chamley, 18, is charged with two felony counts of drug possession, each of which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

According to the criminal complaint, a Burnsville High School employee noticed Chamley sitting in a car in the school parking lot on Oct. 24, then getting out of her car, smoking a cigarette.

The employee searched her car, looking for more cigarettes, and found a zippered bag containing a plastic spoon.

The employee also found a syringe in the car, and a straw in the glove box, according to the complaint.

The items were turned over to police, who had them tested. The spoon and the syringe contained trace amounts of heroin, and the straw trace amounts of Ativan, a prescription sedative used to treat anxiety, insomnia and seizures.

Chamley was arrested and jailed, and made her first court appearance Wednesday. She is free on bond and has an omnibus hearing scheduled Jan. 3 in Dakota County District Court in Hastings.