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Public Information Release
June 17, 2014
Lieutenant Steve Brooks, Public Information Officer


A pedestrian check has resulted in the arrest of a Kelseyville man for stalking, possession of methamphetamine and marijuana charges.

On June 12, 2014 at approximately 1:20 pm, a narcotics detective was traveling northbound on Highway 29 near the intersection of Bottle Rock Road in Kelseyville. As the detective was approaching Cole Creek Road, he noticed a Toyota pickup parked in the southbound turnout. He also noticed a male subject walking through the weeds toward the state fence line, which also borders private property. The detective contacted the subject, who was identified as 47 year old Kenneth Scott Ostergaard of Kelseyville.

The detective recognized Ostergaard from prior law enforcement contacts and knew he was the restrained party in a domestic violence restraining order. The detective also knew that the protected person listed in the restraining order, lived within close proximity to where he contacted Ostergaard. Central Dispatch also advised that Ostergaard had previously been arrested twice for violating the restraining order. He was also suspect in another restraining order violation, where he fled the scene prior to the arrival of law enforcement.

When the detective asked Ostergaard what he was doing, he replied that he was looking for somewhere to go to the bathroom. The detective asked to see his identification and was told that it was inside his vehicle. As the detective walked past the open window of Ostergaard’s pickup, he smelled the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. Ostergaard admitted that there was marijuana inside the pickup.

The detective conducted a search of the vehicle and located a small amount of processed marijuana inside a cigarette box. Inside Ostergaard’s wallet he located a bindle containing what appeared to be methamphetamine. When he showed Ostergaard the bindle and asked what was inside of it, Ostergaard replied dope. The detective located three Hydrocodone pills inside a pill bottle. The name on the pill bottle was for someone other than Ostergaard. The detective also located a rifle scope inside the vehicle.

Ostergaard admitted that the marijuana and methamphetamine belonged to him. He also admitted that he was going to cut through private property in an attempt to see what type of vehicle was parked at the protected person’s residence, listed on the restraining order. The deputy seized the marijuana, methamphetamine and rifle scope as evidence. He believes Ostergaard was using the rifle scope to see and watch the protected person’s residence.

Kenneth Ostergaard was arrested for stalking and possession of a controlled substance. He was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional facility and booked.

The methamphetamine was later weighed and tested using a Narcotic Identification Kit. The test flashed blue indicating a presumptive positive for methamphetamine and weighed approximately 0.5 grams.

Based on the narcotics located during the investigation, detectives responded to Ostergaard’s residence, which is located in the 8000 block of Kelsey Creek Drive in Kelseyville. Detectives were able to see no less than 100 marijuana plants inside a hoop style greenhouse, which was in plain view.

Detectives secured a search warrant for the residence, which they also served on June 12th. During the search detectives located a small indoor grow inside the residence, which contained 20 marijuana plants. The plants were approximately 24 inches tall. They also located a room which had been converted for the sole purpose of processing marijuana. Outside in the yard area, detectives located the hoop style greenhouse. The greenhouse contained 136 marijuana plants which were approximately 48 inches tall and in the vegetative state.

Detectives eradicated a total of 156 marijuana plants from Ostergaard’s residence. Code Enforcement responded and red tagged the residence for multiple building code violations. The detective contacted Ostergaard at the Hill Road Correctional Facility and asked him what he intended to do with the marijuana. Ostergaard said he was going sell it and that he normally receives approximately $1,000.00 a pound for his product. The charges of cultivating marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale were added to the report for complaint.

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.