Woman charged in drug possession

A Somerville woman was charged on Tuesday, Dec. 17, with felony drug possession in a correctional facility following her arrest on a misdemeanor charge of silent or abusive calls to 9-1-1.

Amber Sowders, 47, was charged with possession of prohibited substances and items in a correctional or civil commitment facility, in addition to the misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and the 9-1-1 calls, an…