She allegedly sold it to a police informant.
Jamie Lynn Hiniker, 39, is feloniously charged with selling “one or more mixtures containing a narcotic drug,” and could face a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison or a fine of $250,000 if convicted, according to the complaint.
It happened at the four-screen Spotlight Theatres, about 80 miles from Minneapolis, the
Smoking Gun reported Thursday (May 6). The outlet also published the court document.
Hiniker, of Mankato, allegedly sold the drugs on July 21, 2020.
On that day, a Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force agent was in communication with a confidential police informant about buying the drugs. Officials knew that Hiniker used her role at the movie theater to sell cocaine, either in the alley or with popcorn in a container, the statement of probable cause reads.
Manager of a Minnesota movie theater is accused of selling drugs with popcorn
Jamie Lynn Hiniker, 39, of Mankato, was charged with felony drug sales
Hiniker allegedly sold cocaine to a police informant at Spotlight Theatres
A previous investigation found Hiniker was selling cocaine in the theater and in an alley behind it
An informant called then Hiniker who told him to come to the theater
He gave her $100 in exchange for 0.4 grams of cocaine inside a popcorn bag
Hiniker could face a maximum of 20-years in jail and a $250,000 fine
MAY 6 The manager of a Minnesota movie theater sold cocaine hidden in a bag of popcorn to a police informant, according to court records.
Jamie Lynn Hiniker, 39, was named yesterday in a criminal complaint charging her with narcotics sales. Hiniker is the general manager of the four-screen Spotlight Theatres in Mankato, a city 80
miles from Minneapolis.
If convicted of the felony drug count, Hiniker faces a maximum 20-year prison term and a fine of up to $250,000.
Hiniker was a target of a Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force probe, according to a probable cause affidavit. An investigator reported that he knew “through previous investigations” that Hiniker worked at a movie theater and “the sale of cocaine typically took place behind the theater in an alley or at the theater in a popcorn container with popcorn.”
May 6—MANKATO — The manager of a Mankato movie theater was selling drugs along with popcorn, charges say. Jamie Lynn Hiniker, 39, of Mankato, was charged with felony drug sales Wednesday in Blue Earth County District Court. Hiniker allegedly sold cocaine to a police informant at Spotlight Theatres in downtown Mankato in July. A Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force arranged the sting after .
Posted on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 by Chris Evangelista
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