GRANGEVILLE, ID – A 47-year-old Jerome man was arrested on drug charges after an Idaho County K9 officer alerted on a vehicle parked at the Nom Nom gas station in Grangeville early this morning. According to a press release from the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were on routine patrol at around 1:45 a.m. when they noticed a “suspicious pickup and trailer.”
“The pickup was running, had only one headlight illuminated, was attached to a trailer with no license plate on it, and there was a male sleeping in the driver’s seat. The pickup and the trailer were loaded down with miscellaneous property,” officials say.
K9 Mic performed an open-air sniff of the vehicle and alerted. The deputies then made contact with the driver, identified as Jacob Barnes.
“When he exited the vehicle, the deputies observed a meth pipe in plain view. They also saw a large zip lock baggie on the floor containing a white crystalline substance. The substance in the bag tested presumptive positive for methamphetamine,” the press release says.
The deputies also reportedly discovered personal property belonging to several other individuals, some associated with open investigations involving storage unit burglaries from other counties.
“The search of the vehicle was stopped, the vehicle was secured in our impound lot, and deputies are applying for a search warrant to further search the vehicle,” the sheriff’s office says.
Barnes was arrested for felony possession of methamphetamine, felony unlawful possession of a firearm, misdemeanor possession of a legend drug, and misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia.
