Anderson traffic stop uncovers meth, paraphernalia
ANDERSON, Calif. — Officials in Anderson say a traffic stop for a minor vehicle code violation led to the discovery of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia early Friday morning, Sept. 18.
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An officer with the Anderson Police Department conducted the traffic stop just after midnight after observing a minor vehicle code violation.
While speaking with the driver, since identified as Brian Arthur White, 50, of Redding, the officer learned White was driving on an expired California driver’s license and he was detained as a result.
Brian Arthur White, 50, of Redding, was arrested after an Anderson traffic stop uncovered more than 2 ounces of methamphetamine and a glass methamphetamine pipe. His passenger, Jamie Lynn Nelson, 40, of Redding, was found in possession of approximately 1 gram of methamphetamine.
“Upon further investigation, White was found in possession of over 2 ounces of methamphetamine and a glass methamphetamine pipe,” Anderson PD officials wrote in a social media release after the traffic stop and arrests.
White’s passenger, Jamie Lynn Nelson, 40, of Redding, was found in possession of approximately 1 gram of methamphetamine.
Based on the investigation, White was arrested for possession of methamphetamine for sales, transportation of methamphetamine for sales, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving on an expired license.
Online jail records indicate White has been released and is no longer in custody.
Nelson was released from the scene with charges to filed; which include possession of methamphetamine for personal use.
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Trevor Montgomery, 49, 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 30 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 18 grandchildren.