A woman in charge of investigating child abuse cases for social services is behind bars tonight after being arrested on drug charges.

It was on Port Republic Road Tuesday night that Cherrianne Long was arrested. Sergeant Kelly Walker of the Waynesboro Police Department says officers had been patrolling the scene, since it's a high drug crime area.

She says, "This particular area is known, from past experience and also complaints from residents to be a high drug trafficking area."

Elizabeth Middleton, director of social services wouldn't comment on Cherrianne Long directly, but she does say that each and every employee is given a thorough background check.

The procedures include an FBI and a state police background checks. Middleton says potential employees are then checked on the child abuse and neglect registry as well as the sex offender registry for the state.

Long allegedly had oxycodone and methadone on her, two highly addictive prescription painkillers. Walker says she faces two serious felony charges.

"Possession of the drugs without a prescription ... would've resulted in a felony but possession with intent to distribute is in fact an enhanced felony," says Walker.