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A 46-year-old Manchester woman remains in Franklin County Jail on a $135,000 bond after she allegedly assaulted a female correctional officer Saturday morning with fentanyl powder, requiring hospital treatment, according to Sheriff’s Office reports.

The correctional officer, Gwendolyn Huntoon, was taken to the Southern Tennessee Regional Health System hospital in Winchester where she was treated and released, reports said.

Reports identified the suspect as Carla Maria Stringer who lives on Edgewood Drive in Manchester.

Reports said Huntoon was attempting to move Stringer from the jail’s front booking area to the general female population section when Huntoon told Stringer to enter a restroom at the end of the jail corridor for a final search before placing her in with the general population.

The search revealed four different substances, including one that was white powder, another that was gray powder, one that was a brown crystal substance and another that was a brown rock material, according to reports.

A struggle then ensued, reports said.

Stringer allegedly grabbed the bag of gray powder from Huntoon, causing it to rupture and blow into Officer Huntoon’s face, reports said.

Other correctional officers were able to regain control of Stringer and get Huntoon to the jail medical office for initial treatment, reports said.

Narcan, a prescription medicine used in treating suspected opioid overdoses, was administered to Huntoon, and an ambulance was called to transport her to the hospital for a medical examination, reports said.

The affected bathroom was decontaminated and thoroughly cleaned before it was allowed to be placed back into service, reports said.

Stringer did not show signs of exposure but was allowed to wash herself and change from the clothing she was wearing, according to reports.

Investigator Chuck Stines said he conducted an interview with Stringer that was video recorded with other law enforcement personnel present.

Reports said Stringer admitted that the substance she was fighting with Officer Huntoon over was fentanyl. Stringer allegedly stated that the substances she had were what she thought to be methamphetamine and fentanyl, reports said.

Stringer was charged with especially aggravated assault, manufacture/sales/delivery of a controlled substance (fentanyl), felony possession of methamphetamine, tampering or fabricating with evidence and introduction of contraband into a penal institution, reports said, adding that she is to appear in General Sessions Court on May 15.