Milwaukee County Circuit Court clerk's office employee charged after drugs found in home she owns
Posted: Aug 18, 2026 9:45 AM CDT
Wisconsin Court System MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Samotria Matthews, 54, a deputy division administrator for the Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court's office, is facing a felony charge tied to a drug bust.
Matthews is charged with maintaining a place of drug trafficking, as party to a crime, according to a recent criminal complaint.
Investigators say they found cocaine and fentanyl in a home Matthews owns near 46th and Hampton. She is one of three people charged in connection with the case.
Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court Anna Marie Hodges says Matthews has been suspended from her position.
Matthews will make her initial court appearance on Tuesday, Aug. 18.