
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The service of a search warrant by the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force Wednesday morning resulted in two arrests, the seizure of approximately a quarter of an ounce of methamphetamine, and the seizure of more than $300 for asset forfeiture.
Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said Brenda Joyce Redoble, 59, and Dennis Eugene Baker, 60, of Clearlake were arrested in the operation.
Bauman said that on July 28 narcotics detectives secured a search warrant for Redoble's person and home and at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, detectives served the warrant at Redoble’s home on Eureka Avenue in the city of Clearlake.
When narcotics detectives entered the home, four people were detained without incident, including Redoble and Baker, Bauman said. Baker was determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance and arrested.
During a search of the home, detectives located approximately a quarter of an ounce of methamphetamine packaged for sales and $300 in currency concealed between the mattresses of Redoble’s bed in her bedroom, Bauman said.
Narcotics sales paraphernalia, digital scales, a glass “meth” pipe and additional currency were found concealed in a file cabinet drawer in the same bedroom. Bauman said a further search of the home revealed four additional “meth” pipes concealed in the living room and in Baker’s bedroom.
He said Redoble was arrested for possession of a controlled substance for sales and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. Baker was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of narcotics paraphernalia.
Both were transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked. Redoble's bail was set at $10,000 and Baker's at $3,000. Baker and Redoble both later posted bail and were released, jail records showed.
The other two detainees were released at the scene, Bauman said.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be contacted through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.
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