Leanna Dresher
A woman who expired in March 2023, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner / Coroner.
She was found dead on a bridge within the borders of L.A. County.
Leanna Evelyn Dresher lived in Woodland Hills and self-reported as working in real estate. She was arrested at Cypress Avenue corner Third Street in May 2022. The charges were identity theft, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and 11375 (B) (2) HS.
Under HS 11375(b)(2), it is a crime for any person to possess a drug listed in HS 11375(c), unless that person has a lawful prescription for the drug.
Health and Safety Code 11375 HS makes it a crime to possess, to possess for sale, or to sell certain controlled substances. These substances include prescription sedatives and benzodiazepine drugs such as
Valium
Xanax
Ativan
Klonopin
The possession for sale, and the sale, of any substance listed under HS 11375 is a type of wobbler offense, meaning that it can be punished as either a misdemeanor or a felony.
If charged as a felony, a person could face imprisonment for up to three years in the county jail or state prison. If charged as a misdemeanor, this imprisonment is reduced to a maximum time of one year.
A person that possesses a substance listed in HS 11375, without a lawful prescription, is guilty of an infraction or a misdemeanor.