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Upper Lake man arrested after vehicle stop; meth, cash and metal knuckles seized
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A vehicle stop on Wednesday led to an Upper Lake man's arrest and the seizure of methamphetamine, metal knuckles and cash totaling $9,900.
Travis Scott Jones, 21, of Upper Lake was arrested following the stop, according to Lt. Steve Brooks.
At approximately 8:30 a.m. Wednesday a deputy was patrolling the Upper Lake area when he noticed a vehicle traveling eastbound on Highway 20, near Government Street, which did not have any license plates, Brooks said.
Brooks said the deputy conducted an enforcement stop of the vehicle on Government Street near the intersection of Melody Lane.
The driver was identified as Jones. Brooks said Central Dispatch conducted a records check and advised that Jones’ driver’s license was suspended, and Jones was arrested for driving with a suspended license.
Deputies conducted an inventory search of the vehicle, prior to having it towed. During the search, deputies located a glass methamphetamine pipe containing a white residue, two 5 milligram oxycodone pills and metal knuckles, Brooks said.
Brooks said the deputies also located two plastic bags containing a white crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine and a black Sig Arms P230 Air Soft pistol which had its orange tip painted black. All of the items were seized as evidence.
Deputies also located $9,900 cash, which Brooks said was seized pending asset forfeiture proceedings.
Jones told the deputy that he did not have a prescription for the oxycodone pills and admitted to selling methamphetamine, Brooks said.
Jones was also arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of a schedule II narcotic without a prescription, possession of metal knuckles, removing the orange safety tip from a replica firearm and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Brooks.
Brooks said Jones was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked. Jones' bail was set at $25,000, according to his booking sheet.
A small amount of the suspected methamphetamine was tested using a narcotic identification kit. The test flashed blue indicating a presumptive positive for methamphetamine, Brooks said. The methamphetamine was weighed and determined to have a gross weight of 26.9 grams.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.