DREW COUNTY, Ark. — A Drew County woman said a former Arkansas State Police trooper planted cocaine in her car during a traffic stop almost two years ago.
A jury later cleared her of the charges that stemmed from that encounter, and the trooper was eventually fired. Now, she's sharing her story.
"Went to his trunk to retrieve drugs and walked around to the front passenger side and brought it to the jail with his camera turned off. I was charged with it. I was facing 20 years," Amanda Prince said.
A state police spokesperson confirmed that Morphis was fired at the start of this year, after five years with the agency. Their investigation found that Morphis violated three policies: Rules of Conduct, Improper Documentation, and Transportation of a Prisoner.
A jury later acquitted Prince of

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