KETV 7: Police in Marion and postal authorities are investigating the case of a mail carrier who was allegedly found drunk inside a residence while on the job.

Police said Kristine Pflughaupt, 46, of Marion, was charged with public intoxication Nov. 3 after she was found sitting on the kitchen floor of 95-year-old Marie O'Kelly's house, eating leftover noodles from O'Kelly's refrigerator.

Police Lt. Steve Etzel said Tuesday that Pflughaupt apparently entered the home through an unlocked front door. He said she was in uniform and had mail and a mail-carrying bag with her.

Pflughaupt, a 17-year employee of the U.S. Postal Service, was taken to the Linn County Jail. Marion Postmaster Rick Leyendecker said Pflughaupt is currently on unpaid leave.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette newspaper reported that court records show Pflughaupt has three convictions for operating while intoxicated, including one just three months ago. Her prison sentence was suspended in that incident.

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