NORTH COAST, Calif. – Two Clearlake residents were arrested last weekend on drug charges following a traffic stop in Willits.
Thomas Parks and Kim Williams, both age 41, were arrested following an early morning traffic stop on Saturday, June 21, according to Capt. Greg Van Patten of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
At 2 a.m. that day Mendocino County Sheriff's deputies initiated a traffic stop in the 21000 block of Meadowbrook Drive in Willits for a minor traffic violation, Van Patten said.
Van Patten said Parks was driving the vehicle, with Williams riding as his passenger.
During the contact Deputies noticed the subjects were displaying signs of drug influence. Further investigation revealed the subjects were under the influence of a controlled substance suspected to be methamphetamine, Van Patten said.
Parks and Williams were arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance. Van Patten said a search of the vehicle revealed a usable quantity of methamphetamine, with Parks and Williams subsequently being arrested for possession of a controlled substance.
Van Patten said Parks and Williams were arrested and booked into the Mendocino County Jail and held in lieu of $25,000 bail.