A habitual offender was arrested for alleged possession of 1.2 gross grams of methamphetamine or \u201cice\u201d in the parking lot of a poker arcade in western Garapan on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
Manuel Jones Villagomez, 40, was taken to Superior Court yesterday on charges of possession of controlled substance.<\/p>\n
Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho imposed a $10,000 cash bail and set the preliminary hearing for Nov. 10 at 1:30pm.<\/p>\n
Assistant public defender Tillman Clark appeared as counsel for Villagomez. Assistant attorney general Barbara Cepeda represented the government.<\/p>\n
Police detective Rudolfo Saures Hermosilla Jr. stated in his report that he and two other officers were conducting a routine patrol along Plumeria Avenue in western Garapan when they spotted Villagomez getting out of a car.<\/p>\n
Hermosilla said he saw Villagomez holding what appeared to be a glass tube that is used to smoke \u201cice.\u201d<\/p>\n
The detective said he approached Villagomez and asked the other officer to search the glass tube.<\/p>\n
Hermosilla said he also talked to another man who got out of the driver\u2019s side of the same vehicle.<\/p>\n
The detective said during the search, they found two baggies of \u201cice\u201d in Villagomez\u2019s pant pocket and one glass tube in between the suspect\u2019s thighs.<\/p>\n
Hermosilla said the crystalline substance tested presumptive positive for \u201cice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Villagomez was taken to the Department of Corrections, but he requested to see a doctor. On the way to the hospital, Villagomez stated he just wanted \u201cto stroll\u201d so he requested to see a doctor. He was taken back to the Department of Corrections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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