Numerous arrests by drug task force

Numerous misdemeanor drug charges were filed in Alfalfa County District Court Aug. 30 and 31.

Cy R. Buckley, 49, of Enid was charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance – marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on Aug. 26 at Great Salt Plains State Park when officers stopped to assist a couple in a parking lot having car trouble. They discovered Buckley had a warrant from the Crescent Police Department. They saw something in the front seat that looked like paraphernalia and received permission from the female driver to search the vehicle. Items located included a glass pipe with burnt residue, a small burnt marijuana joint, and rolling papers.

Rickie Lee Crigger, 57, of Cherokee has been charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (marijuana) and driving without a driver’s license. He was arrested a half mile north of the Highway 11 and Highway 64 junction in Alfalfa County on Aug. 29. Crigger’s vehicle was stopped due to excessive tinting of the windows. The officer smelled an odor of marijuana and asked Crigger about it. He said, “You’re going to find it anyway.” He pulled a baggie from a sunglasses compartment in his vehicle. Crigger admitted he has not had a valid driver’s license for 10 years, saying first it was suspended and then it expired.

Amos Walter Rogers, 47, of Buffalo, Missouri, has been charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (marijuana) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Adrienne Marie Hockett, 27, of Enid has been charged with public intoxication. The Mooreland police chief was working with a drug task force interdiction in Alfalfa County and stopped Rogers’ vehicle for going 86 mph in a 65 mph zone on Highway 11. Rogers admitted to having “a little weed” in the vehicle. Hockett, a passenger, said the weed was not hers and her drug of choice was meth. She did however say she had smoked some of the marijuana. A search of the vehicle netted numerous items some of which tested positive for marijuana. According to court records, the pair said they were on the way to Colorado with $800 to buy marijuana.

Juan Angel C. Montalvo, 70, of Cherokee has been charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Rhonda Marie Bennett, 45, of Cherokee has been charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. The two were arrested on Aug. 30 after the drug task force stopped a flatbed pickup pulling a trailer with some riding lawnmowers and equipment on Highway 64. Officers said the vehicle crossed over the center line and the trailer had no turn signal or brake lights. According to court documents, when the passenger, Bennett, was asked to exit the vehicle, she asked Montalvo to take care of her sunglasses, tossing the case to his side. He put the case on the dashboard, and an officer saw the silhouette of a straight object inside. When he asked about it, Montalvo handed him the case saying, “None of this is mine; it’s all hers.” Inside the officer found two hypodermic needles containing a clear substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine. Bennett said the needles belonged to Montalvo.

Patrick Allen Smith, 39, of Enid has been charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) and possession of controlled dangerous substance (marijuana). He was arrested Aug. 30 following a traffic stop on Highway 11 for doing 77 mph in a 65 mph zone. The drug task force ran a K-9 dog around the vehicle after asking the occupants to step outside. Smith was a passenger in the vehicle, and an officer patted him down for weapons. During the search, the officer could see into a pocket of his cargo shorts and saw a wooden box called a dugout and commonly used for keeping marijuana and a pipe. He asked about it and Smith acknowledged it contained marijuana. When arrested, he was asked about anything else on his person, and he told the officer that had some dope (methamphetamine) in his underwear.

Chaz Allen Smith, 28, of Cherokee was charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (marijuana) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to court records, he was arrested on Aug. 30 by members of the drug interdiction team. Officers saw the vehicle, which was missing a rear bumper, stopped at the Highway 8 and Highway 64 junction. The car was following a semi very closely so officers conducted a traffic stop. While the driver was out of the car, officers told the passenger they were going to conduct a free air sniff of the vehicle with a K-9. The passenger handed over a wooden dugout containing two pipes and a small amount of a green leafy substance that field tested positive for marijuana. The passenger said the dugout had been hidden in the passenger door and belonged to Smith. Officers talked to Smith who said the dugout and contents belonged to him. He was arrested, and his vehicle was released to his wife.

George Albert Cheney, 47, of Medford has been charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (marijuana) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to court documents, on Aug. 30 Deputy T.J. Rockenbach stopped a car with a faulty headlight while patrolling on SH-11. He explained to Cheney that his passenger side headlight was flickering. He checked Cheney’s license and wrote him a warning for the headlight. Rockenbach conducted a free air sniff of the vehicle with his K-9 partner Joshi. The dog alerted on the pillar between the driver’s side and rear doors. After informing Cheney, he said there was a baby food jar with some marijuana and a pipe under the rear seat on the driver’s side of the car. Cheney was arrested. At the Alfalfa County Jail, Rockenbach conducted a field test of the jar’s contents which tested positive for marijuana.

Wilber Yovani Salazar Diaz, 25, of Ft. Worth, Texas, has been charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to records, on Aug. 30 Cherokee Assistant Police Chief Ryan McNeil was working with the drug interdiction task force in Alfalfa County. He saw a vehicle weaving back and forth in the traffic lane and crossing the fog line so conducted a traffic stop on Highway 8 just north of Jackson Road. The driver could not produce a valid license and did not speak English. Diaz, a rear seat passenger, assisted in communicating with the driver. Deputy Rockenbach conducted a free air sniff on the vehicle, and the dog alerted. During a search, officers found two paper napkins stuffed under the rear of the front passenger seat. The napkins contained a glass pipe with white colored residue and a clear plastic baggie with a white crystal-like substance that appeared to be methamphetamine. Diaz admitted the items belonged to him and the other occupants didn’t know about them. The driver was given a citation for no valid driver’s license and a warning for driving left of center.