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Carlos Gaona, 34, of Clearlake and Rodger Branch, 48, of Willits were arrested just before 10 p.m. Feb. 5 after a traffic stop on Highway 1 in Fort Bragg, according to a Monday report from Lt. Rusty Noe of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
Branch was driving, with Gaona riding as a passenger, when Mendocino deputies stopped the vehicle, Noe reported.
Noe said Branch allegedly was displaying signs of being under the influence of a controlled substance, and was asked to step out of the vehicle. He ultimately admitted to having used methamphetamine earlier in the day.
During the stop deputies were advised that Gaona had an active $10,000 arrest warrant for his arrest out of Napa County, Noe said.
Gaona was subsequently arrested for the warrant and deputies searched the vehicle, according to Noe's report.
During the vehicle search deputies found approximately 39 grams of methamphetamine and a scale used to weigh the drug, Noe said.
Noe said the 39 grams of meth was a “good-sized” find. The drug is valued at about $100 per gram, which in this case totals $3,900.
Branch and Gaona were arrested for possession of a controlled substance for sale and transportation of a controlled substance for sale, Noe said. Branch additionally was charged with being under the influence of a controlled substance.
Both men were taken to the Mendocino County Jail where they were booked and bail was set at $35,000 each.
Noe said the case is still under investigation.
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The fire broke out at about 7 p.m. in a home on Lemon Circle in the Orchard Shores subdivision, said Northshore Fire Chief Jim Robbins.
The home, said Robbins, is shared by a mother and daughter. One of the women was cooking and left some grease on the stove top while she walked into the living room. While she was out of the room the kitchen caught fire.
Two engines, a utility vehicle and a Northshore Fire battalion chief quickly responded to the scene, assisted by a Cal Fire unit, said Robbins.
Firefighters contained the fire within minutes, said Robbins.
“They made a really good save on it,” Robbins said.
The home's kitchen was extensively damaged, Robbins reported, with smoke damage in the rest of the home.
The home's two residents will be displaced for a few days, but Robbins said that, with some clean up, they should be able to move back into the home soon.
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