CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A vehicle stop conducted Saturday night has resulted in one arrest and the seizure of methamphetamine.
Aron Fulwood, 58, of Glenhaven was arrested following the stop, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
At 9 p.m. Nov. 30 a patrol deputy observed a white four door sedan traveling southbound on Highway 53 near Polk Avenue in Clearlake, Brooks said.
The deputy noticed the vehicles right side headlight was not operational and conducted an enforcement stop in the area of Highway 53, just south of 40th Avenue, according to Brooks.
Brooks said the deputy recognized Fulwood from several previous contacts and knew his driver’s license was suspended or revoked.
Fulwood said he had just received a citation on Nov. 29 for driving while his license was suspended and for speeding. He said he did not have anything illegal in his vehicle and gave the deputy permission to conduct a search, Brooks said.
While searching the vehicle, the deputy located a cigarette wrapper underneath the vehicle's shifter boot, Brooks said. Inside the wrapper were four small plastic bindles, which contained a clear crystalline substance.
Brooks said the deputy also located another small bindle containing a clear crystalline substance, which was concealed in the driver’s door handle. The deputy recognized the contents of the bindles to be methamphetamine.
Fulwood admitted that the small bindle located in the door handle was his, but denied knowing about the others. He explained several people had been inside his vehicle and did not know who would have hidden the other bindles under the shifter boot, according to Brooks.
Fulwood was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, transportation of a controlled substance and for driving while his license was suspended. Brooks said Fulwood was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.
Fulwood’s vehicle was towed and impounded for 30 days, due to operating the vehicle with a suspended/revoked license, Brooks said.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.