Richmond Police arrested a man at Oxford Circle after initiating a traffic control for not using a blinker.
After speaking to the driver, Jeffery Clark, 34, Oxford Circle, Richmond, was unable to produce proof of insurance and asked his mother to send him a card. According to the quote, the wrong card was sent several times, which either belonged to another vehicle or had expired.
The correct card was finally sent and the insurance checked. Clark’s window tint was tested after officers thought it was too dark and asked him to roll down the window because they couldn’t see inside the vehicle.
An RPD dog was brought to the scene and reported drugs near the driver’s door and a search was initiated. A small silver Jiminez .25 caliber pistol and holster were discovered under the driver’s seat. His Miranda rights were read out to him and the officials informed that he would not have them.
In a black backpack that was in the passenger seat, the officers found two syringes, two clear plastic bags, a drive-stun taser and a surgical scale. Clark informed the officers that he had “ice cream” in a small pocket in his shorts. The officers found a clear plastic bag containing a light brown powdery substance believed to contain heroin weighing about 5.27 grams.
While pulling Clark’s cell phone out of their pockets, officers could see text messages implying a drug transaction. He had two telephones ready to use.
The quote said that the above’s mother and girlfriend gave permission to search the apartment where the police found a loaded gun under what he said was his own mattress. Clark is a convicted felon on previous charges of possession.
He was taken to Madison County Detention Center where he was charged with disregarding a stop sign, excessive windshield tinting, trafficking in a controlled substance (heroin) for the first time, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Other arrests are:
• Timothy VanWinkle, 28, Dinsmore Street, Berea, fourth degree minor assault (domestic violence).
• Henry Taylor, 62, Lexington, first degree, first offense, trafficking in a controlled substance (opiates), bribing an officer, first offense Prescribing a controlled substance not in the correct container.
• Billy Johnson, 37, speaks of an unidentified fourth degree attack and public poisoning of a controlled substance.
• William Clark, 58, Irvine, first offense, first degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), second degree possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified), third degree possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified), failure to operate or improperly to signal to buy or possess drug paraphernalia, rather than badges.
• Joseph Smith, 22, Race Street, Richmond, first degree, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), second degree possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified), third degree possession of a controlled substance (drug unspecified) and buy or own Drug paraphernalia.
• James Dooley, 56, Wildflower Lane, Berea, Fourth Degree Assault (Domestic Violence) no visible injury.
• Kelley Stacy, 37, Mount Vernon, Fourth Degree Assault (Domestic Violence) no visible injury.
• James McGuire, 57, Congelton Lane, Richmond, Grade 4 Minor Assault (Domestic Violence).
• Nina Holt, 32, Miracle Street, Berea, fourth degree physical injury from violence, minor injury.
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