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Public Information Release
November 7, 2014
Lieutenant Steve Brooks, Public Information Officer


A vehicle pursuit on Tuesday night ended with two arrests and the seizure of marijuana, methamphetamine and hypodermic needles.

On November 4, 2014 at approximately 10:15 pm, a patrol deputy was working the Kelseyville area. He observed a motorcycle with two occupants fail to stop at the intersection of Cal Packing and Finley Road East. The deputy followed the motorcycle as it turned onto Finley Road East towards Kelseyville and noticed the driver appeared to have difficulty maintaining balance of the motorcycle or a constant speed. The motorcycle continued into Kelseyville on Big Valley Road and turned left onto Merritt. As the motorcycle came to the intersection of Merritt and Gunn, the driver failed to properly stop the motorcycle.

The deputy activated his emergency lights, attempting to conduct an enforcement stop of the motorcycle. The driver ignored the deputy and attempted to rapidly accelerate away. The deputy followed as the motorcycle turned right onto Willow and then right onto Park, failing to stop at the stop sign. The deputy continued to follow the motorcycle through Kelseyville as the driver attempted to elude law enforcement, while committing numerous vehicle code violations in the process. The deputy said during the pursuit that the occupants appeared to be throwing narcotics and paraphernalia from the motorcycle. The motorcycle turned southbound on Highway 29 until coming to the intersection of Soda Bay Road, where it crossed over the double yellow lines into the opposing lane and ran the red light, turning left onto Soda Bay Road. The pursuit continued through the Clearlake Riviera until the motorcycle turned onto Marina Drive, which is a dead end road. Once the motorcycle reached the end of the pavement, the driver pulled over. Both subjects were immediately taken into custody without further incident. The vehicle pursuit was terminated after an estimated 17 minutes, covering approximately 15 miles.

The driver, who was identified as 43 year old Lonnie Ray Scott of Kelseyville, told deputies that his passenger had asked him to stop and explained that all of the drugs were his. The passenger, who was identified as 48 year old Michelle Lynn Havens of Kelseyville, told deputies that she was Scott’s wife. Havens said she told Scott several times to stop and denied throwing any narcotics during the pursuit.

A search of the motorcycle produced a duffle bag that contained a large amount of marijuana, a scale and hypodermic needles and syringes. When deputies searched Scott, they located a large amount of methamphetamine. The amount located was much more than what is typically carried for personal use. Deputies also located a methamphetamine pipe, a small amount of marijuana in a zip lock bag and a hypodermic needle and syringe in Scott’s possession. All of the aforementioned items were seized as evidence.

Lonnie Scott was arrested for evading a peace officer, possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of marijuana for sale, being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of controlled substance paraphernalia and destroying or concealing evidence. Michelle Havens was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance. Both were transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.

The marijuana located inside the duffle bag was later weighed and had an approximate gross weight of 19 pounds. The methamphetamine was also weighed and determined to have a gross weight of 7.39 grams. Deputies searched the areas where items were thrown from the motorcycle and located several hypodermic needles and syringes, which were seized.

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.