Attorney for Alexandria Woman Who Missed Court Dates States His Client is in Treatment
The attorney for an Alexandria woman facing multiple felony drug charges indicated his client was in treatment when she missed court, last week, although he only confirmed that after the fact.
Jamie Durflinger, age 33, of Alexandria, was scheduled to be arraigned in Jefferson County District Court on Thursday, April 2, 2026. When she failed to appear for court, Judge David J.A Bargen issued a warrant for her arrest.
The defendant was free on a $5,000 (10 percent) bond. A new bond was set at $20,000 (10 percent).
Durflinger is charged with six counts: possession of methamphetamine, a class 4 felony punishable by up to two years in prison, 12 months of post-release supervision and a $10,000 fine; possession of fentanyl, also a class 4 felony; obstructing a peace officer, a class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine; driving under a suspended license, a class 3 misdemeanor punishable by up to three months in jail and a $500 fine; possession of drug paraphernalia, an infraction that carries a $100 fine; and driving with an open container of alcohol, an infraction that carries a $100 fine.
Durflinger was also scheduled to appear in Jefferson County Court on Wednesday, April 8, for different charges. Again, she did not appear. Her attorney, Benjamin Murray, advised the court at that time his client was in treatment, “I confirmed that yesterday.”
According to the arrest affidavit, Durflinger had been issued a citation by a deputy with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on December 13, 2025, for driving under a suspended license and driving with an open container of alcohol.
On December 25, 2025, that same deputy reported witnessing the defendant driving once again. Durflinger was arrested.
The deputy conducted a search of Durflinger’s purse and wallet. According to the deputy, “Inside Durflinger’s wallet was a bulbous glass pipe coated in a white crystal substance. The bulbous end appeared burnt from consistent heating. I know from my training and experience that items such as this pipe are used to inhale methamphetamine. A further search of the wallet revealed a plastic bag with a white crystal substance, which I knew from my training and experience to be methamphetamine. A search of Durflinger’s purse revealed another open bottle of Southern Comfort, which is an alcoholic drink.”
The affidavit also noted, “The substance contained within the plastic bag was field tested and showed presumptive positive for the presence of methamphetamine and fentanyl.”
