Domestic violence call leads to coke arrest (press release)

MENDOCINO CO., 11/25/16 –– A press release from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office:

DATE:  “November 25, 2016“

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Incident Number:
2016-35462

Crime/Incident:
11351 H&S (Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sale)

273.6 PC (Violation of a Domestic Violence Restraining Order)

Location:
Highway 162 and Mendocino Pass Road in Covelo, California

Date of Incident:
11-14-2016

Time:
11:55 PM

Victim(s):
N/A

Suspect(s):
Eduardo Sifuentes-Gonzalez (35 year-old male from Covelo, CA)

Written By:
Sergeant Joseph DeMarco

Synopsis:
On 11-14-2016 at about 9:11 PM Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a reported domestic violence restraining order violation in the 23000 block of Howard Street in Covelo, California.

When the Deputies arrived they learned the suspect, Eduardo Sifuentes-Gonzalez, had left the area prior to their arrival in a red mini cooper.

At about 11:55 PM Deputies located Sifuentes-Gonzalez’s vehicle in the area of Highway 162 and Mendocino Pass Road.  Deputies contacted Sifuentes-Gonzalez who was sitting in the vehicle.

While the Deputies were in the course of their investigation they found Sifuentes-Gonzalez to be in felony possession of a controlled substance (suspected cocaine) for sale.

Sifuentes-Gonzalez was subsequently arrested for the above listed charges.

Sifuentes-Gonzalez was transported and booked into the Mendocino County Jail were he was to be held in lieu of $25,000.00 bail.

Approved by:
Captain Gregory L. Van Patten