State employees facing med marijuana charges

State employees facing med marijuana charges

Tim Leeds — [email protected]

An agent of the local drug task force said Monday that two local state employees, also working as caregivers under the Montana medical marijuana laws, were arrested last week on suspicion of illegally selling marijuana in violation of that law.

Agent Pete Federspiel of the Tri-Agency Safe Trails Task Force said Delaine "Lainie" Fitzpatrick, born in 1977, and Malisa Fitzpatrick, born in 1982, were arrested and felony charges are pending on both.

Lainie Fitzpatrick is employed by the Child and Family Services divi...