A Jackson County jury convicted Tonya Diane Anderson on Tuesday of possessing Xanax and bringing it into the Jackson County Jail by hiding it in her genitalia.
Assistant State Attorney Laura Wahlquist showed jurors during trial that Anderson, 36, of Caryville, was arrested March 27 for shoplifting. She was searched during booking and a green bottle containing 36 Xanax pills was discovered inside her vagina.
Anderson was found guilty of introducing contraband into a county detention facility and possessing a controlled substance. Circuit Judge William Wright ordered a presentence investigation to be completed before he set a sentencing date.
Anderson faces up to 5 years in prison.