A motorist who was pulled over for traffic violations was allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine or \u201cice\u201d and other drug paraphernalia in Kagman 3 early Monday morning.<\/p>\n
Dusty Nisarafach, 48, was arrested for illegal possession of a controlled substance. He was also cited for having an expired vehicle registration and not having a valid driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n
At a hearing yesterday, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho kept the $10,000 cash bail the court originally imposed.<\/p>\n
Assistant public defender Tillman Clark was appointed as counsel for Nisarafach. Assistant attorney general Barbara Cepeda appeared for the government.<\/p>\n
Police detective Andrew S. Taimanao stated in his report that two police officers saw a Toyota Corolla car that has no 2016 green sticker leaving the Cool Laundry and Poker in Kagman 3 on Monday at 2:27am.<\/p>\n
The officers learned from the Department of Public Safety Central that the car\u2019s registration expired on Jan. 31, 2015. The officers then made a violator stop of the car in front of Laolao Bay Golf and Resort for expired registration.<\/p>\n
While one officer was talking to the driver, identified as Nisarafach, he noticed a white ziplock baggy with a glass tube in it hidden on the side of the driver\u2019s seat and the center console.<\/p>\n
Nisarafach told the officer that he does not have any driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n
Nisarafach was then arrested for not having a valid driver\u2019s license or a valid identification card while operating a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n
Asked about the baggy and the glass pipe, the suspect denied ownership of the items.<\/p>\n
During a search of the car, one officer found two glass tubes and some baggies containing crystalline residue. A ziplock bag containing a crystalline substance was also found in the sunglass case and a weight scale was recovered from underneath the passenger seat.<\/p>\n
The crystalline substance tested presumptive positive for \u201cice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nisarafach has a previous \u201cice\u201d case.<\/p>\n
On Feb. 12, 2013, Nisarafach pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance. He was placed on probation for a year plus other conditions. In that case, the judge ruled that if Nisarafach fails to abide with the terms of his probation, he will be sentenced to a year in prison, without the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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