Report of woman trying to give meth to girl, 15, leads to Anderson arrests

August 25, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities in Anderson say a 55-year-old Cottonwood woman was arrested after allegedly offering methamphetamine to a 15-year-old girl Monday evening, Aug. 24.

The incident, which led to both the woman’s arrest as well as an unrelated arrest of a wanted felon, happened near the North Street bridge in the City of Anderson, according to officials.

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Anderson Police Department began investigating the incident around 7 p.m., after receiving the report of a woman attempting to sell methamphetamine to the juvenile, officials said in a social media release.

The teen told responding officers that a woman, since identified as 55-year-old, Sandra Christine Bradford, of Cottonwood, had asked her “if she had tried meth yet”, and told the girl she had some and would provide it to her.

Anderson PD says officers arrested 55-year-old, Sandra Bradford, of Cottonwood, after she allegedly offered to give methamphetamine to a 15-year-old girl yesterday. Anderson PD photos

After interviewing the teen, officers located Bradford and two men near the bridge.

“Bradford denied being in possession of or offering methamphetamine to the juvenile, claiming that she was only attempting to explain the dangers of drugs to the juvenile,” explained officials.

“However, upon having Bradford stand, officers located a used methamphetamine smoking pipe and small bag of methamphetamine on the ground where she had been seated,” officials continued.

During their investigation, officers interviewed the two men with Bradford and they corroborated the juvenile’s statement, saying the Cottonwood woman had offered to provide methamphetamine to the girl.

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Based on their investigation officers arrested Bradford and she was later booked into Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of attempting to furnish methamphetamine to a juvenile, possession of methamphetamine with the intent to sell/furnish it, felony child endangerment, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Online jail records indicate Bradford remains in custody in lieu of $50,000 bail or bond.

Officers also arrested Amanda Pickrell, 36, of Anderson, after she was found to be driving on a suspended license, had four outstanding arrest warrants, and was in possession of drug paraphernalia. Anderson PD photo

During that investigation, officers contacted another woman in a car, 36-year-old, Amanda Pickrell, of Anderson; who Anderson PD later described as being “well known” to their officers.

During that contact, officers learned Pickrell was driving with an expired driver’s license, and that she had two felony and two misdemeanor warrants for her arrest.

Officers also discovered that Pickrell was in possession of a methamphetamine smoking pipe and arrested her and booked her into jail for her warrants as well as new charges related to their contact with her.

Online jail records indicate Pickrell has since been released and is no longer in custody.

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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; 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 29 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 16 grandchildren.