PRESS RELEASE
July 2, 2013
SUBJECT: Traffic Stop Results in Multiple Arrests / ACPD Case # 13-0767
CONTACT: Teresa Pry, Tel. (209)736-2567 /[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On 07/01/2013 at approximately 8:40 PM, an Angels Camp Police Officer conducted a traffic stop on North Main Street near Copello Drive for equipment violations.
The Officer identified the four occupants of the vehicle as 30 year old Stockton resident Matthew Rodgers, 22 year old Stockton resident Shawna Ritchie, 45 year old Lodi resident Sherry Hoyle, and 24 year old Lodi resident Elijah Nhy.
Deputies from the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department, an Officer from the California Highway Patrol, and an Angels Camp Police Department K9 unit arrived to assist.
The K9 conducted a sniff of the exterior of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. A subsequent search was made of the interior of the vehicle, and Officers located approximately 2 grams of methamphetamine, Vicodin pills, and narcotic paraphernalia.
Matthew Rodgers was arrested and booked in to the Calaveras County Jail for possession of a controlled substance, and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.
Shawna Ritchie was arrested and booked in to the Calaveras County Jail for possession of a controlled substance, and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.
Sherry Hoyle was arrested and booked in to the Calaveras County Jail for possession of a controlled substance, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, and for being under the influence of a controlled substance.
Elijah Nhy was arrested and booked in to the Calaveras County Jail for two felony warrants from Shasta County.
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