36-year-old Amber M. Williams is in the Knox County Jail as she faces several charges involving distributing narcotics and possessing a firearm as a felon.
Williams pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to some of the felony charges she faces.
Williams was first charged in September with two counts of Class X meth delivery for allegedly selling 15 to 100 grams of the drug on two separate occasions.
Judge James Standard found probable cause in that case Monday after police testimony detailed how twice Williams sold quantities of meth to a confidential source that was working with police in January.
Williams, granted pre-trial release, was arrested again last week as part of a sweeping drugs and weapons investigation by local and regional police.
That led to new charges for Williams including manufacturing or selling fentanyl as well as being a felon in possession of a gun.
Williams has been in custody since that arrest because the judge granted the state’s request to detain and she will remain in custody until a further court order.
Her next court date is set for
