Lake County District Court news for Oct. 17, 2012
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Judge Deborah Kim Christopher dealt with the following cases Thursday, Oct. 11:
Jazmin Auld, 18, pleaded not guilty to two counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, both felonies. An omnibus hearing was set for Thursday, Dec. 6, and a jury trial set to begin Tuesday, Jan. 22. Both begin at 9 a.m.
According to court documents, charges stem from a Sept. 25 incident where Auld was driving a vehicle on Highway 93 and was stopped by a Ronan Police officer. The officer was advised by dispatch that none of the vehicle’s occupants had a valid driver’s license. He smelled burning marijuana coming from the vehicle and when a Flathead Police officer arrived, he also noticed the smell. The tribal officer asked the occupants if there was marijuana in the vehicle and was told “no.” He asked for permission to search the passengers, and while searching one of the passengers, Elijah Barnaby, the officer found eight pills later identified as hydrocodone in Barnaby’s pocket. Auld consented to a search of the vehicle and told the officer she didn’t know what he would find. During the search, the officer found another six hydrocodone pills in a cigarette packet in the driver’s seat, as well as marijuana and a pipe in a cargo pocket on the rear of the front seat. Auld admitted the pills on the front seat were hers and that she had sold several of them to Barnaby for $40.
Elijah Barnaby, 19, Big Arm, pleaded not guilty to criminal possession of dangerous drugs, a felony. An omnibus hearing was set for Thursday, Dec. 6, and a jury trial set to begin Tuesday, Jan. 22. Both begin at 9 a.m.
According to court documents, the charge stems from a Sept. 25 incident where Barnaby was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by a Ronan Police officer on Highway 93. The officer noticed the smell of burning marijuana coming from the vehicle, and asked for permission to search the passengers. He found eight yellow pills in a packet in Barnaby’s pocket. The pills were later identified as hydrocodone, and the driver, Jazmin Auld, admitted she sold the pills to Barnaby.
