Kamiah Man Faces Drug Charges in Idaho County

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A Kamiah man is facing drug charges following his arrest Saturday night.

According to a news release from the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office, at around 9:08 p.m. a report was taken of a vehicle trying to run another vehicle off the road in the Woodland area near Kamiah.

Deputies were dispatched but were unable to locate the vehicle.

At around 10:30 p.m. a deputy spotted the suspect vehicle on Woodland Road and initiated a traffic stop after observing several infractions.

Other deputies responded to the scene where a drug-sniffing dog alerted on the vehicle.

Following a search of the vehicle, methamphetamine was discovered.

66-year-old Marvin Mendenhall was arrested for felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia.

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