Brody Lee Pirtle, 54, of Clearlake, Calif., was arrested on drug charges on Thursday, July 7, 2011, following a parole search or his home. Lake County Jail photo.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A parole search conducted by the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force on Thursday afternoon has resulted in the arrest of a Clearlake man for a felony violation of parole and possession of narcotics paraphernalia.

Arrested was 54-year-old Brody Lee Pirtle of Clearlake, according to Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

On Thursday, July 7, at approximately 3:30 p.m., narcotics detectives contacted Pirtle at his home to conduct a parole search. Bauman said Pirtle was on felony parole for a prior vehicle theft conviction.

While searching the residence, detectives located a glass “meth” pipe concealed in a bedroom cupboard of the home, Bauman said.

Pirtle was arrested for possession of the pipe and for violating the terms of his parole. Bauman said Pirtle was subsequently booked at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility for violation of parole and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. He was placed on a no-bail hold for the parole violation, according to jail records.

Anonymous tips about narcotics trafficking can be called in to the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force at 707-263-3663.

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