KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A reckless driving report last week led to the arrest of a Kelseyville couple found to have a large marijuana growing operation at their home and another property.
Traci Krista Goodroe, 31, and Zeb Charles Goodroe, 36, of Kelseyville were arrested in connection to the case, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office.
The CHP said that at 12:02 p.m. Nov. 7 Ukiah CHP Communications Center broadcast a “be on the lookout” from a 911 call of a reckless driver in a green Ford pickup headed northbound on Highway 29 from Lower Lake.
The Ford had reportedly hit cones in a construction zone, was weaving and driving into oncoming traffic. The CHP said a short time later the Ford turned onto Highway 281 where it ran off the road and collided with an embankment.
A witness who had been following the Ford saw a solo male driver, later identified as Zeb Goodroe, exit the Ford with a shotgun. The CHP said Goodroe, originally from Ohio, now lives in Kelseyville.
CHP officers responded and arrived on scene at approximately 12:14 p.m. as Zeb Goodroe was removing items from the wrecked Ford F-150.
Also at the scene was his wife, Traci Goodroe. The CHP said a loaded shotgun was found in her vehicle.
Zeb Goodroe exhibited signs and symptoms of drug impairment and was taken into custody. The CHP said he was covered in marijuana resin and the Ford had evidence inside linking him to a possible marijuana grow off of Morgan Valley Road and possibly at his residence in the Clear Lake Rivieras.
The Lake County Narcotics Task Force was contacted with the information regarding a potential marijuana grow at Goodroe's residence.
Using information developed by CHP officers in this investigation, the LCNTF was able to obtain search warrants for the Goodroes’ home and of a property in Lower Lake resulting in multiple arrests and a large seizure of processed marijuana.
Traci Goodroe later was booked into the Lake County Jail on felony charges of possessing marijuana for sale, selling or furnishing hashish and committing a felony while armed with a firearm, and misdemeanors of destroying or concealing evidence and giving false information to a peace officer. Her bail was set at $15,000.
Zeb Goodroe was booked on felonies charges of possessing marijuana for sale, selling or furnishing hashish, committing a felony while armed with a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public and obstructing or resisting an executive officer, and misdemeanor charges of being under the influence of controlled substances, resisting a peace office and driving under the influence. His bail was set at $25,000.
Both Traci and Zeb Goodroe later posted bail and were released, according to their booking sheets. They are set to next appear in court Jan. 29.