LAKEPORT, Calif. – An Arizona man found in a stolen van has been taken into custody on a number of charges, including theft, drug possession and Florida warrants for armed robbery.
Jason Shane White, 42, of Phoenix was arrested late Monday night, according to Lt. Jason Ferguson of the Lakeport Police Department.
Ferguson said that at about 10:55 p.m. Monday Lakeport Police Officer Joe Eastham was on patrol when he observed a blue Dodge van suspiciously parked in the parking lot of a business in the 500 block of S. Main Street.
Officer Eastham conducted a check of the van and located White lying in the rear area of the van, Ferguson said.
When Eastham conducted a license plate check he discovered the vehicle was reported stolen out of Phoenix. Ferguson said Eastham detained White and continued with his investigation.
During his investigation, Eastham located an Altoid Mint canister which contained 30 individual one-quarter-inch square perforated papers printed with psychedelic designs which he believed were laced with LSD. Also located in the van was approximately 10 grams of marijuana, Ferguson said.
During his initial contact with White, Eastham was provided with the name Jason Melvin Jackson and after further investigation, it was determined that White was providing a false name, according to Ferguson.
After determining White’s true identity, Eastham conducted a warrants check and discovered White had two outstanding warrants for his arrest for armed robbery out of Panama City, Fla., Ferguson said.
Ferguson said the warrants were confirmed and White was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, providing false information to a peace officer and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.
White was transported to the Hill Road Jail where it was discovered that he was in possession of several hypodermic syringes. Ferguson said White was additionally charged with possession of syringes and bringing contraband into a jail facility.
White was booked at the jail on a no bail hold, Ferguson said.
For further information contact the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491.