Pair arrested on drug charges during Friday search warrant service

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David Phillip Clark, 48, and Stephanie Alyce Ybarra, 29, both of Middletown, Calif., were arrested on drug charges on Friday, December 30, 2011. Lake County Jail photos.



 

 


MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The service of a search warrant by the Lake County Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force on Friday morning resulted in two arrests, the seizure of approximately six grams of methamphetamine and several pounds of processed marijuana.


Arrested were 48-year-old David Phillip Clark and Stephanie Alyce Ybarra, 29, both of Middletown.


On Thursday, Dec. 22, narcotics detectives secured a search warrant for Clark’s person, home and vehicle, according to Sgt. Steve Brooks.


Then on Friday, Dec. 30, at approximately 11 a.m., detectives served the warrant at Clark’s home on Santa Clara Road in Middletown.


When narcotics detectives entered the home, they detained Clark and Ybarra without incident, Brooks reported.


During a search of the home, detectives located approximately six grams of methamphetamine packaged for sales and multiple pounds of processed marijuana, which was also packaged for sales, according to Brooks. Several packages of the marijuana also were labeled with prices.


Brooks said detectives also located a glass meth pipe, digital scales and a surveillance system monitoring the front of the home.


Clark was arrested for possession of a controlled substance for sales, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana for sales and possession of narcotics paraphernalia, Brooks said.


He reported that Ybarra was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of narcotics paraphernalia.


Both were transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.


Jail records indicated Ybarra’s bail was set at $15,000, and Clark’s at $25,000. Both remained in jail overnight.


The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.

 

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