Slain woman had meth in her system

Investigators search for clues in the median of I-75 after Armetta Foster was shot and killed by a deputy in 2011. Staff photo by Randall Higgins

Toxicology results released Tuesday show a Florida woman had methamphetamine in her system when she was fatally shot in May by a Bradley County sheriff’s deputy.

Lab results show 30-year-old Armetta Foster, of Casselberry, Fla., also had Lidocaine, Atropine and Midazolam — all painkillers — in her system when she was shot several times on Interstate 75.

Relatives said they thought Foster had a breakdown and believed the Rapture was coming, according to newspaper archives.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation handled the case because it was an officer-involved shooting.

“TBI conducted the investigation. We followed general orders and procedures to assist them,” Bradley County Maj. Jon Collins said Tuesday, then declined to comment further.