Two arrested after Redding stop yields stolen gun, drugs
REDDING — A Redding couple was arrested after an officer conducting a traffic stop found the pair to be under the influence of drugs early yesterday morning, Saturday, March 16. During the stop, officers located and seized methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and a loaded and stolen handgun.
The couple was later identified as Stephanie Nichole Madigan, 30, and Robert Duane Clark, 53. Both were booked into county jail for a variety of charges.
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The pair was arrested after a Redding police officer conducted an early morning traffic stop on a vehicle around 1:30 a.m., after seeing the driver commit “multiple traffic violations,” Redding Police Corporal Llamas explained after the arrests.
While speaking with the driver, later identified as Madigan, the officer observed that she appeared to be under the influence of drugs. The officer “then noticed a small plastic baggie containing heroin, sitting in her lap and he discovered she was driving on a suspended license,” according to Llamas. Her passenger, later identified as Clark, also appeared to be under the influence of drugs.
“It was ultimately determined that Madigan was under the influence of multiple drugs and was in possession of another small plastic baggie containing additional drugs,” said Llamas.
Clark, who is on probation for possession of a stolen vehicle, was searched in accordance with his probation terms at which time the officers discovered the probationer was in possession of 2.1 grams of methamphetamine and a methamphetamine smoking pipe.
He was arrested for those charges as well as violation of probation.
During a subsequent search of the vehicle officers found a loaded and stolen handgun that officials allege Madigan had been in possession of.
Madigan was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, driving on a suspended license, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of controlled substances and carrying a concealed and loaded firearm in a vehicle.
Both Madigan and Clark were later booked into Shasta County Jail in Redding for their various charges.
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Trevor Montgomery, 47, moved last year 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 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.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 15 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.
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