A driver in Alva had the misfortune to be stopped in traffic by a K9 officer. According to court records, Alva Police Officer John Caviness stopped the vehicle on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Flynn and Hunt Streets. Johnny Briseno of Alva was driving a blue Buick sedan east on Flynn when Caviness noticed the vehicle had a defective rear brake light.
Officer Caviness recognized the name Briseno from previous narcotic investigations. He asked Briseno for his driver’s license and was told he did not have it on his person. Then Briseno located his license, and Caviness went to his vehicle to check on records. When he returned, he asked Briseno for permission to search his vehicle, and Briseno said no.
Caviness told Briseno he was going to deploy his K9 partner Jett. He noted that Briseno’s demeanor changed as he deployed the canine. Jett made a positive alert to a trained odor.
Upon searching the vehicle, Officer Caviness located a gray gym bag in the back seat, and Briseno disclaimed ownership of the bag.
Inside the bag were several silver metal spoons with a white powdery residue. They were field tested and returned positive for methamphetamine. Several used hypodermic syringes were located along with a bottle of bleach and a small bottle of hydrogen peroxide. From training, Caviness knew subjects who inject themselves intravenously with narcotics will use bleach to clean their needles and hydrogen peroxide to clean the injection site.
In the front seat of the vehicle on the driver’s side, a shaving bag was located. Inside was a loaded syringe with 30 cc of a clear fluid that field tested positive for methamphetamine. The location of the traffic stop is 350 feet from property owned by the Alva Public Schools.
Briseno was taken to the Woods County Jail. In a post-Miranda interview about his meth usage, Briseno agreed to give law enforcement written consent to search his residence in the 1100 block of Fair Street.
J. Briseno accompanied Caviness to his residence. When they entered, Caviness saw a woman on the couch. He immediately recognized her as Brittany Briseno. He recalled that on May 12, 2016, he assisted with a narcotic investigation that resulted in the arrest of B. Briseno and two others for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) within 2,000 feet of a school. She is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 8 in that case but was out of jail on a $25,000 recognizance bond.
Caviness spoke with B. Briseno who said she had last used methamphetamine on Oct. 22 and showed him the injection marks on her arms.
Inside the Fair Street residence, additional used hypodermic needles were located along with five clear jewelry baggies containing a white powdery residue. The bags were field tested and all five returned positive for methamphetamine.
Brittany Nicole Briseno, 24, of Alva has been charged with a felony of possession of controlled dangerous drug within 1,000 feet of a state park. Her bond has been set at $15,000, and she is to appear in court on the charged on Dec. 13.
Johnny Charles Briseno, 46, of Protection, Kansas, has been charged with two felonies of possession of controlled dangerous drug within 1,000 feet of a state park and possession of controlled substances (meth). His bond has been set at $25,000 on the first charge and $15,000 on the second. His next court appearance is Dec. 13.
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