CLEARLAKE, Calif. – An Arizona man was taken into custody earlier this week for an out-of-state warrant and several felonies relating to drugs and falsified documents.
Thomas Galavitz, 37, of Tempe, Ariz., was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 13, according to Sgt. Rodd Joseph of the Clearlake Police Department.
On Tuesday Clearlake Police officers, investigators with the Lake County District Attorney’s Office and officers from the Lake County Probation Department served a search warrant at a residence in the 16400 block of Dam Road in Clearlake, Joseph said.
Joseph said the search warrant was obtained from information provided to Lake County officials from law enforcement officials in Arizona. The information received by Lake County officials concerned the illegal trafficking of narcotics over state lines and was linked to the Clearlake residence.
During the service of the search warrant, approximately 8 grams of concentrated cannabis was located, along with approximately 1 ounce of marijuana, scales, packaging materials, false state identification and a loaded .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol, Joseph said.
Investigators also seized more than $15,000 in cash and a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle, pending asset forfeiture proceedings. Joseph said three large dogs from the property were taken for safekeeping by the Clearlake Animal Control officer.
Joseph said Galavitz was located inside the home and was subsequently arrested for several misdemeanor and felony charges including a felony warrant out of Arizona, possession of concentrated cannabis, possession of marijuana for sale, sales of marijuana, armed during the commission of a felony, possessing a false/forged state seal, false identification to a police officer, possession of a fictitious driver’s license and possession of more than an ounce of marijuana.
Galavitz was later booked into the Lake County Jail, where he remains on a no-bail hold.
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