Fla. Troopers Say They Saw Married Woman Having Sex on Grave in Historic Cemetery with Lover — But Only She Is Jailed
Trooper W.R. Kelly said in an incident report that he travelled to the Wild Cow Cemetery on the afternoon of March 27 so that his K9 could take a break.
Once he arrived at the cemetery, he noticed a white Nissan "with the windows down and no one in the immediate area," the report states.
He then "observed a white male and female at the rear of the cemetery engaged in sexual activity," Kelly writes in the affidavit.
The man and woman were also seen by two other members of law enforcement on the scene, according to the report.
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Troopers then approached the couple to ask for identification as the cemetery was locked at the time, and the pair returned to the car "to obtain clothing, put a blanket back and the female obtained her ID," the report states.
A fourth member of law enforcement then arrived on the scene and conducted a "free air sniff" of the vehicle with the K9, who alerted the trooper of a "trained odor," according to the report.
The officers allegedly found methamphetamine, Xanax and Oxycodone in the car during the search, Kelly writes.
Troopers booked the woman, Stephanie Wegman, into custody that same day and a few days later charged her with two counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription as well as a single count of trafficking oxycodone.
Court records show that Wegman had been arrested three weeks prior as well and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
She is being held without bond and is set to be arraigned on May 12. She does not have a lawyer at this time but has filed an application seeking indigent status.
Kelly writes in his report that the man caught in the graveyard with Wegman was transported to a local hospital for a pre-existing leg injury.
The report claims that a warrant will be sought for that man but there has not been one filed at this time.
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