Already arrested 37 times, pair arrested again at Redding Library for drug sales, use

REDDING — A pair of Redding residents who have already been arrested 37 times between them, was arrested again Thursday, Aug. 16, after Redding police officers contacted them while they were loitering at Redding Public Library.

During the contact officials learned the pair had gone to the library with the intention of selling heroin to a woman. Officers had been patrolling the library due to reports of suspicious subjects loitering and suspected drug use and sales in the area.

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After an investigation, officers from Redding PD’s Neighborhood Police Unit arrested 23-year-old, Angelica Renee Gilchrist and 50-year-old, Marty Lee Winn. They were later booked into jail on a variety of charges and probation violation.

NPU officers first spotted Gilchrist acting suspiciously while she was loitering near the library’s entrance. While speaking with the woman, they learned she and Winn arrived at the library together.

During the contact, NPU officers learned Gilchrist was on felony probation through Shasta County for possession of stolen property. Winn was found to be on Post Release Community Supervision through the Shasta County Probation Department due to a dangerous, 2009 pursuit, Redding Police Officer Garett Maxwell explained after the arrests. During the pursuit, Winn was wanted for a parole violation and was considered armed and dangerous.

Winn was eventually sentenced to 12 years in prison for the felony evasion but was released after serving just 8 years, according to Maxwell, who explained NPU officers are also familiar with the career criminal from an April, 2017 investigation where he was arrested for being in possession of approximately 6.5 ounces of methamphetamine. Winn is still awaiting trial for that case.

During last Thursday’s investigation, Winn – who has been arrested in Shasta County twenty-six times – admitted he was under the influence of methamphetamine, a violation of the terms of his PRCS probation.

During a search of Gilchrist pursuant to her probation terms, officers discovered she was in possession of suspected heroin consistent with narcotic sales.

Based on their investigation, officers arrested the pair.

Winn was booked into Shasta County Jail in Redding for violating the terms of his PRCS probation.

Gilchrist, who has been arrested eleven times, was also booked on suspicion of possession and transportation of a controlled substance for the purpose of sales and violation of her probation.

“Officers from the Redding Police Department are a small part of the justice system,” Maxwell later explained.  “We are diligently searching for criminal offenders despite the challenges we face as a result of Proposition 47, Proposition 57, AB109, and other changes in California Law.”

Anyone with information related to this investigation is encouraged to contact Redding PD at (530) 225-4200. Callers can refer to incident file number 18-58867 and can remain anonymous.

 

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle, and Anza Valley Outlook; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.