The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
When a man and his passenger were pulled over in Portland, the police reportedly found drugs in a bag marked “Definitely not a bag full of drugs” in the allegedly stolen vehicle.
Just after 1:00 AM on September 9, a man with a female passenger was driving a Ford Taurus through Southeast Portland. An officer from the East Precinct of the Portland Police Department spotted the vehicle, and he believed it had been reported stolen. He performed a traffic stop, and when the driver pulled over, the officer informed him and his passenger that they were being arrested.
According to the police report, when the car was searched, they found that the ignition was damaged. They also allegedly found that the key to the vehicle had been “shaved down.” In addition to other damage found in the car, they reported that the radio was missing. A bag containing plastic baggies, scales, a pipe, and a brown bag was reportedly discovered. When the brown bag, which had the words “Definitely not a bag full of drugs” marked on it, was inspected, the police reported that it did, in fact, contain a substance they believed was methamphetamine.
The driver was checked, and it was reported that he was holding a gun and a bag of what was believed to be meth. The passenger was allegedly carrying a pipe and three oxy pills.
Both parties were taken into custody and booked into the Multnomah County Jail. Initially, they were each facing felony charges of delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and possession of a stolen vehicle, but the prosecuting attorneys ultimately decided they would not charge the woman. The man was released from custody on pretrial supervision awaiting his next court date.
If you or someone you love is suspected of a criminal offense, contact Orange County criminal defense lawyer Staycie R. Sena at (949) 477-8088 for a consultation now.