Puna woman charged with numernous drug offenses

A 36-year-old Puna woman was charged with drug and forgery offenses in connection with five separate incidents between October 2020 and February 2021, county Prosecutor Kelden Waltjen said Friday.

According to Waltjen, the complaint charges Lila Lu Rose Clark with 15 felony offenses including five counts each of second-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, second-degree forgery, and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or forgery.

Clark remains in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail pending her initial appearance on Monday in Hilo Circuit Court.