UKIAH, Calif. – A Clearlake man was arrested along with several Ukiah residents late last week for allegedly taking part in a burglary in Ukiah.
James Lowe, 32, along with Nicholas Lanzit, 33; Brittany Davis, 22; and Nanci Hage, 28, were arrested following a vehicle stop on Friday, June 22, according to Lt. James Van Hagen of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
At about 1:40 p.m. June 22 Deputies Rainwater and Paoli from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to G&J's New & Used Business in Redwood Valley for a report of a burglary where an undisclosed amount of money was stolen, Van Hagen reported.
He said the suspect vehicle left in an unknown direction of travel with at least three to four possible suspects in it.
While Deputy Paoli was on patrol in the area he observed the vehicle on Highway 101 near Lake Mendocino Drive and followed it to the Valero Gas Station on North State Street, Van Hagen said.
A felony car stop was conducted at Valero Gas Station, located at 1450 North State St. Van Hagen said four occupants were taken out of the vehicle.
An in-field line up was conducted by the victim and reporting party where all four subjects were identified as being in the business during the theft of monies, Van Hagen said. During the investigation and interview of the suspects the deputies recovered money along with drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Further investigation by Deputy Rainwater revealed that all four suspects had conspired to steal the money from the cashier at the store so they could buy methamphetamines, Van Hagen said.
Van Hagen said Lowe was arrested for possession of methamphetamines, second degree burglary, being under the influence of methamphetamine, conspiracy, violation of probation and possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held without bail.
Lanzit, Davis and Hage were all arrested for second degree burglary, conspiracy, and being under the influence of methamphetamine. Van Hagen said Lanzit and Hage also were arrested for probation violations, and Davis for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Bail was set at $15,000 each for Lanzit and Davis; no bail amount was available for Hage.