Saturday, June 21, 2008

Eureka Man Caught Dealing Heroin

Richard Valentine busted at Broadway Motel

Humboldt Sentinel
News 6/21/08
By Sentinel Staff

EUREKA -- A Eureka man was jailed Saturday after a police officer driving past his motel spotted him apparently making a drug deal.

Richard Jesus Valentine, 29, has been charged with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia and violating his probation as well as an outstanding felony warrant.

Valentine was seen at about 7:26 p.m. with two other men outside his room at the Broadway Motel making what Sgt. Steve Watson, who was on patrol, took to be a drug sale.

A warrant check revealed Valentine was being sought for an alleged rape; during a body search Watson found some heroin in Valentine’s pants pockets. The other two men were not arrested.

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