LOWER LAKE, Calif. – A Saturday evening vehicle stop resulted in a Sacramento man's arrest, the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine, U.S. Currency and a firearm.
Solomon Schumaker, 30, was taken into custody, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
At 5 p.m. March 8 a patrol deputy conducted an enforcement stop of a Ford pickup in the area of Spruce Grove Road and Old Spruce Grove Road in Lower Lake, Brooks said.
Brooks said the reason for the enforcement stop was due to the vehicle not having the license plates properly displayed.
The deputy noticed that the driver, identified as Schumaker, was exhibiting signs of being under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant and had him exit the vehicle, Brooks said.
Brooks said the deputy administered a series of tests to determine if Schumaker was currently under the influence, which he failed, and Schumaker was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance.
The deputy conducted a search of Schumaker and located a plastic bag containing approximately 1 gram of a white crystalline substance, which he immediately recognized as being methamphetamine. Brooks said the methamphetamine was seized as evidence.
Deputies conducted a search of Schumaker’s vehicle and located 16 ounces of crystal methamphetamine, packaging materials and a digital scale. With the methamphetamine, deputies also located 1.75 ounces of cocaine, Brooks said.
Wedged between the driver’s seat and the center console, deputies located a .32-caliber semiautomatic pistol which was loaded. Brooks said a records check of Schumaker revealed he also was a convicted felon.
Hidden inside a towel under the vehicle’s seat, deputies located several bundles of cash, which Brooks said totaled more than $5,500.
Schumaker also was arrested for the possession of a controlled substance for sale, transportation of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance while armed, possession for sales / transportation of a specific controlled substance and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, Brooks said.
Brooks said Schumaker was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.
Bail was set at $35,000. Jail records indicated Schumaker posted the required percentage of bail and was released.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.