A 25-year-old Iowa adult male was arrested this weekend after he allegedly stole $62,900 from a pick-up motortruck parked at Waterloo, Iowa’s Isle Casino Hotel. He was also supercharged with chicken feed possession.
Matthew King John Peterson of Anamosa was stopped by police force Sat as he walked outside from the gaming property. Police searched him and beyond the cash, they found a butt box.
Peterson stored the money in a suitcase in the bed of a Toyota Tacoma. The truck was in the casino’s parking lot when he was stopped up(p) past police.
Meth Found, Police Say
Peterson also had what constabulary suspect is meth inward the truck, according to The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, a local newspaper. Cops also found a pipe inward 1 of his pockets. It is commonly used to smoke meth.
He was charged with first-degree theft, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of dose paraphernalia, according to online records of the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office.
He could human face upwards to 10 years inward prison house on the theft burden if convicted. There is possible additional prison house time for the do drugs bursting charge if convicted.
His example was turned o'er to the local court. Bond was exercise set at $15,300. He remained inwards custody as of Wednesday morning, the sheriff’s office staff said.
Meth Possession Near Las Vegas Casinos
Police feature seized meths close gaming properties nationwide, as well. In February, a Georgia man was pulled o'er by Nevada Highway Patrol troopers on a highway nigh the Las Vegas Strip.
They seized nearly 74 pounds of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride from a trailer. The meth has an estimated street time value of nigh $237,000, federal sources told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Jaquavius Trishun Powell, 26, of President Monroe was supercharged with a single enumerate from each one of confederacy to parcel out a controlled substance, and ownership with spirit to parcel out a controlled substance. If convicted on the narcotics charges, Colin luther Powell would live sentenced to betwixt 10 years and living in prison, Silver State US Attorney Saint Nicholas A. Trutanich said inwards a statement.
Powell travelled to Las Vegas on a mount that started inward California. He was on his way of life to Georgia.
Last Oct federal agents apprehended ii California brothers at Las Vegas’ Red John Rock Resort’s parking garage. They allegedly attempted to sell 100 pounds of suspected meth for $300,000, KLAS TV, a local station, reported.
The brothers allegedly transported the drugs from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Huy Ngoc “Tony” Tran, 37, and Sinh Van “Paul” Tran, 34, both of Riverside, Calif., were from each one supercharged with ownership with spirit to dole out a controlled substance.
If convicted, the duo could to each one human face a upper limit of lifetime inwards prison house and compensate up to a $10M fine, Trutanich said in a statement.
The ii also had inwards their vehicle an AR-15 style rifle, a Norinco SKS go with a catapult and bayonet, a scoped Ruger Mini-14, and a double-barrel 12-gauge shotgun, federal officials said.