Parole sweep nets lawbreakers


Published on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 8:08 AM PDT

Brandon Muncy
Kern Valley Sun

On the morning of Sept. 24 roughly 22 officers of the Kern County Sheriff, the California State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Unit, and Kern County Probation Department conducted a probation and parole compliance check in the Kern River Valley. The officers visited 25 different locations including Wofford Heights, Lake Isabella, Mountain Mesa, Bodfish, and Weldon. Officers made multiple arrests for various reasons including parole violations, being under the influence of a controlled substance, and drug violations.

According to Sgt. Dean Marshall the teams, “go around visiting people and making sure they are in compliance with either the terms of their probation, terms of their parole, or we are trying to serve outstanding warrants.”

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The Kern County Sheriff's Office conduct parole and probation compliance checks on a random basis. The results of the compliance check resulted in six felony arrests, four misdemeanor arrests, and one misdemeanor citation being issued. The following subject were arrested:

DENNIS MERRITT, 48, booked on parole violations. JOHNNY MOORE, 39, booked on parole violations. DON RILEY, 54, booked for possession for sales of methamphetamines as well as drug paraphernalia. Deputies located approximately 3.5 ounces of suspected methamphetamines. DAVID LOFY, 32, booked for possession of methamphetamines and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Deputies located about 2.3 grams of suspected methamphetamines. WAYNE SPARKS, 37, booked on possession of stolen property, possession of ammunition by an ex-felon, possession of drug paraphernalia, and counterfeiting. Deputies located a vehicle, at his residence, that had been reported stolen. RODNEY BETHELL, 49, booked for possession of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.HEATHER HERSHEY, 32, booked for being under the influence of a controlled substance. DAVID HICKS, 32, booked for being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. KIMBERLY MACARTHUR, 40, booked for being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. KEN ROBERTS, 42, issued a citation for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

All suspects were booked into the Central Receiving Facility.

Comments

8 comment(s)

    red wrote on Oct 30, 2008 10:10 AM:

    " The vally is a nightmare and it was ten years ago when I lived there. I cannot believe the same people are getting busted for the same thing ten years later. Get a life and get out of there. Law enforcement obviously cannot clean it up. I don"t think the Bush administration cares about a little town called Lake Isabella. "

    anna c wrote on Oct 15, 2008 2:34 PM:

    " If you think you live where there are no drugs, WHAT are you on? Drugs are everywhere, the best we can do is teach our children to make the right choices in life......Your Score...Class zero, intellegence -2............You must be living in a dream world. I have several homes in different locations, believe me drugs are everywhere...where have you been........ "

    what ev wrote on Oct 15, 2008 11:50 AM:

    " oh and another thing i did move for the sake of my kids . they will have it much better than me .no meth in the town i live in. "

    what ev wrote on Oct 15, 2008 11:48 AM:

    " maybe i should be more clear about what i said about the bush admin. you know the whole iraq war . do you think local lawinforcement is getting any funding to do a better job .no...... its all going to the war , and warstreet execs.so sit in your drug infested valley and rot. and maybe the next time you need a cop you can call one of your local bush officals to come help you .some one needs to be accountable alright and his name is george bush. "

    anna c wrote on Oct 14, 2008 2:04 PM:

    " For Martinez (if you really feel that way)MOVE!! As for a job well done, my response is: YES, a job well done, and what does the Bush administration have to do with it. Since when is someone else always responsible when a bad choice is made. Put the blame where it lies, with the individual that made the poor choice, learn from it, and move on. Stop blaming anyone and everyone else for your poor choices in life whatever they may be. We are all responsible for the choices we make in this life. "

    martinez wrote on Oct 11, 2008 10:42 PM:

    " Great job! The problem is they will be back on the streets in two weeks. There is no hope for this country. "

    anna c wrote on Oct 10, 2008 10:18 AM:

    " In response to (a job well done). I agree a job well done by our law enforcement. But what does the Bush Administration have to do with it? How stupid, I guess if you were constipated this morning you would blame that on the Bush admnistration as well. How sad, get a life, find something meaningful to do,and stop blaming everyone's poor choices on some one else. Your responsible for your own actions and so are the idiot meth heads. "

    A job well done wrote on Oct 10, 2008 6:40 AM:

    " good job to men and women in law inforcement.the drugs in the valley is an absolute nightmare .I fill so bad for the kids in that area .and the good citizens .I guess the Bush administration forgot about the war on drugs .keep up the good job "

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