Cincy Radio: Details Emerge About Arrest of Lisa Wells

Lisa Wells

WLW 700 AM Radio personality and defense attorney Lisa Wells was caught with non-prescribed Percocet and will remain off the air while her legal case plays out, station representatives said Wednesday.

Wells, 37, faces charges of drug possession and driving while impaired after the Ohio State Highway Patrol stopped her for reckless driving on I75 on Jan. 25.

WCPO-TV9 reports fellow WLW talk-show host Bill Cunningham made a point to say Wells was not on heroin or cocaine in revealing what official documents, attorneys in the case and Wells herself would not.

"In her possession was found Percocet, and I want to get that out there because when you hear about possession of drugs, you might think it's heroin, cocaine, whatever. But it was Percocet, which is a synthetic heroin," Cunningham said during his afternoon show.

Percocet is a combination of oxycodone - a narcotic - and acetaminophen and is a high-powered painkiller.



Wells' employment with WLW is on hold, according to a statement that Program Director Scott Rinehard issued to WCPO's news partner, WVXU . It said:

"Part-time on-air talent Lisa Wells has currently been off the air on personal leave since January. Currently, listeners can hear Mike Allen on Saturdays from 9-11 a.m. Obviously, we take any type of allegation against an employee seriously. We will be monitoring the situation, but cannot share any further details on employee personal matters for privacy reasons 

We will have more information pending final outcome of the charges."

Wells faces four counts of Felony 5 drug possession, one count of first-degree misdemeanor drug possession, operating a vehicle while impaired and failure to drive in marked lanes.

Wells is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Miami County Municipal Court in Troy, Ohio, on March 3.