A Sterling woman already facing welfare fraud charges in Wayne County is now accused of drug possession in Cayuga County.
Deputies arrested 47-year-old Brandy Disbennett on July 15 for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
The charge follows a July 10 investigation in which Cayuga County deputies assisted the Wayne County Probation Office at a residence in Sterling. During that visit, Wayne County deputies took Disbennett into custody on welfare fraud charges. A search reportedly turned up a substance later confirmed to contain fentanyl or methamphetamine.
Disbennett turned herself in at the Cayuga County Public Safety Building, where she was processed and released with an appearance ticket.
