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Public Information Release
March 31, 2014
Lieutenant Steve Brooks, Public Information Officer


A vehicle stop conducted on Thursday has resulted in the arrest of a federal fugitive and the seizure of one ounce of methamphetamine.

On March 27, 2014 at approximately 12:03 pm, a patrol deputy was traveling northbound on Highway 29, near the intersection of Seigler Canyon Road in Lower Lake. The deputy noticed a gray Toyota Tundra pickup approximately 100 yards ahead of him, which was also traveling northbound. The pickup made an abrupt lane change into the left turn lane, to travel westbound on Seigler Canyon Road, without using a turn signal. The deputy said the lane change was very abrupt and the driver applied the brakes hard enough to cause the vehicle to tilt heavily forward. Based on the vehicles sudden abrupt movements, the deputy suspected the driver was either lost, or he was trying evade law enforcement.

The deputy was unable to safely enter the turn lane to follow the pickup initially. He was forced to turn his vehicle around on Highway 29 and then travel westbound onto Seigler Canyon Road. The deputy saw the pickup turn around at the intersection of Seigler Canyon Road and Perini Road. The pickup then began to travel eastbound towards Highway 29, where it had just come from. The deputy was able to turn around and follow the pickup. He noticed the pickup crossed over the double yellow lines no less than three times and when the driver applied the brakes, one of the lights was not working.

The deputy conducted an enforcement stop at the intersection of Highway 29 and Seigler Canyon Road. The driver was identified as 43 year old William Anthony Bond of Lower Lake. Bond told the deputy that he did not have a driver’s license and was on federal probation. Central Dispatch conducted a records check of Bond and advised he had a federal warrant for his arrest. The deputy advised Bond of the warrant and conducted a search incident to arrest. The deputy noticed a large bulge at Bond’s belt line and when he attempted to secure the object, Bond attempted to pull away. The deputy was able to secure him and noticed the object had fallen onto the top of Bond’s shoe. The deputy retrieved the item from the top of Bond’s shoe and noticed it was a white plastic bag with blue tape and a small clear zip lock bag containing a white crystalline substance. The deputy immediately recognized the substance in the small clear bag to be methamphetamine and seized both of the bags.

Bond told the deputy that both bags contained methamphetamine. He said the larger white bag contained approximately one ounce and the smaller bag contained approximately one gram. Bond went on to say that he was just delivering the methamphetamine to a friend who was going to buy it for $3,200.00.

The deputy opened the white bag and noticed it also contained a white crystalline substance he recognized to be methamphetamine. The deputy did not believe it was reasonable for person to possess or transport an ounce of methamphetamine for personal use. Bond admitted he was delivering the methamphetamine, but was not making any money for his services.

William Bond was arrested for federal warrant, possession of a controlled substance for sale and transportation of a controlled substance. He was 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.