Full Notification

Public Information Release
March 28, 2014
Lieutenant Steve Brooks, Public Information Officer


A vehicle stop conducted Thursday night has resulted in two arrests and the seizure of marijuana, concentrated cannabis and methamphetamine.

On March 27, 2014 at approximately 7:48 pm, a patrol deputy noticed a white Ford sedan traveling southbound on Highway 29 near the intersection of Highway 53 in Lower Lake. The deputy noticed that the driver’s side tail light was broken and conducted an enforcement stop. The vehicle pulled into the Shell gas station in Lower Lake. As the deputy approached the vehicle, both the driver and passenger got out. The deputy attempted to order both occupants back inside, but they had locked their keys inside vehicle.

The deputy contacted the driver, who was identified as 30 year old Tiffany Anne Correia of Middletown. He also contacted the passenger of the vehicle, who was identified as 31 year old Tyson Loren Blakeley of Calistoga. While speaking to Blakeley, the deputy could smell the odor of marijuana emitting from inside the vehicle, due to the passenger side window being rolled down about one inch. Both Correia and Blakeley denied the deputy consent to search the vehicle and were adamant there was no marijuana in the vehicle. The deputy believed there was marijuana inside the vehicle, but wanted to solidify the probable cause since he would probably have to force entry into the vehicle.

The deputy requested that a drug detection K9 unit respond to his location to conduct a sniff of the vehicle. Correia and Blakeley told the deputy that they were going to leave the vehicle and walk away from it. The deputy informed them that they were both detained and not free to leave. While waiting for the K9 unit to arrive, Correia was able to unlock the door of the vehicle with a windshield wiper. The deputy opened the passenger side door and the odor of marijuana intensified. Correia became upset and started swearing at the deputy and again told him that there was no marijuana in the vehicle.

The deputy located a sunglass case sitting on the front passenger seat and discovered it contained processed marijuana and a glass pipe. He informed both subjects of what he had found and told them he was going to continue his search. The deputy located a glass container on the front floorboard of the vehicle which contained concentrated cannabis. He also located what appeared to be two small baseball bats on the back seat, one of which was sharpened at one end. A second deputy arrived to assist with the search and located a black bag in the passenger area which contained what appeared to be one pound of processed marijuana. Both subjects denied ownership or knowledge of the marijuana.
During a search of the trunk area, deputies located a black plastic bag. Inside the bag were four individual bags, each containing approximately one pound of processed marijuana. Deputies also located a black duffle bag in the trunk which contained men’s clothing and indicia belonging to Blakeley. Also inside the duffle bag were numerous hypodermic needles, packaging material, digital scale and a spoon. The spoon contained a white crystalline substance which was determined to be methamphetamine. Also inside the duffle bag were several smaller bags containing methamphetamine. During the search of the trunk, deputies located a cylindrical container with magnets taped to the side so it could be hidden. Inside the container were numerous hypodermic syringes. One of the syringes had 30 milliliters of a clear liquid substance, which was later determined to be methamphetamine. Blakeley admitted that the methamphetamine was his and told the deputy that he had a drug problem and needed help. The deputies seized a total of five pounds of processed marijuana, ten grams of concentrated cannabis and two grams of methamphetamine.

Tiffany Correia was arrested for possession of marijuana for sale, possession of concentrated cannabis for sale and possession of the billy clubs. Tyson Blakeley was arrested for possession of marijuana for sale, possession of a controlled substance, possession of concentrated cannabis for sale, possession of concentrated cannabis, possession of the billy clubs and possession of hypodermic needles. Both were transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.

The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force will continue its efforts to eradicate narcotics from the communities of Lake County and seize the suspected profits of drug trafficking for the asset forfeiture whenever possible. Anyone with information that can assist the Task Force with this effort is encouraged to call the anonymous tip line at 263-3663.