Police arrest Clearlake man with nearly 1 pound of suspected meth
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Authorities took a Clearlake man into custody Monday after he was found with nearly a pound of methamphetamine.
Michael Tremell Mitchell, 36, Clearlake was arrested at around noon on Mondary, according to a report from Clearlake Police Sgt. Ryan Peterson.
Shortly before noon on Monday, Officer Chris Kelleher was conducting routine patrol in the area of Austin Road near Buckeye Street when he saw Mitchell exit a silver 2007 BMW parked along the shoulder of the road, Peterson said.
Peterson said Officer Kelleher knew Mitchell to be on parole for drug trafficking out of Idaho.
Officer Kelleher saw Mitchell look toward his direction and toss a backpack he had in his possession in an apparent attempt to conceal it, Peterson said.
Kelleher contacted Mitchell, detained him, and conducted a parole search of the backpack. Peterson said the search revealed the backpack contained two large plastic bags filled with suspected methamphetamine, a digital scale and a large sum of cash.
The combined weight of the two bags of suspect methamphetamine was almost 1 pound, Peterson said.
Peterson said Officer Kelleher arrested Mitchell on probable cause for possession of a controlled substance for sale and transportation of a controlled substance for sale.
However, Peterson said the charges from Monday did not meet the requirements for booking under the Lake County Superior Court emergency bail schedule.
As a result, Peterson said Officer Kelleher contacted the Lake County Superior Court and requested bail enhancement and an order for examination of any source of bail Mitchell would present.
The Lake County Superior court authorized both requests and set the bail for Mitchell at $250,000. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was also contacted and placed a parole hold on Mitchell, Peterson said.
Peterson said Mitchell was booked into the Lake County Jail to await further court proceedings.