Redding felon’s drug sales arrest marks second drug bust in 11 days – Woman also arrested
REDDING, Calif., — For the second time in less than two weeks a Redding felon, who was already on probation for drug sales, was busted again for fentanyl possession and sales yesterday after a citizen’s tip led officers to an apartment the man shares with a woman, who was also arrested.
According to authorities the man, 31-year-old Dustin Nidever, was arrested just eleven days earlier on April 3, after he was found to be in possession of 7.4 grams of fentanyl. However, he was released within hours of that arrest due to jail overcrowding.
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At around 1 p.m. on the afternoon of April 13th, officers from Redding PD’s Neighborhood Police Unit (NPU) received a citizen complaint regarding a drug sales operation they alleged was occurring at an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Lake Boulevard, Redding Police Sergeant Timothy Renault reported today.
NPU officers identified Nidever as living at the apartment in question and learned he was living there with 30-year-old Stacy Walters. They also determined that both were responsible for the alleged drug activities at the location.
Dustin Nidever and Stacy Walters were arrested yesterday after a citizen’s tip led Redding PD Neighborhood Police Unit officers to their apartment, where they discovered an ounce of fentanyl, along with methamphetamine, cash, and indicia of ongoing drug sales. Redding PD photos
As their investigation continued, NPU officers contacted Nidever and Walters as they exited their apartment and conducted a PRCS (Post Release Community Supervision) search.
As a result of the search, officers discovered an ounce of fentanyl, approximately 2,500 cash, a small amount of methamphetamine, and other evidence of ongoing narcotics sales, according to Renault.
Based on their investigative findings, officers arrested both Nidever and Walters and both were later booked into the Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of fentanyl sales and other charges. Nidever was also booked for violating the terms of his PRCS probation.
Online jail records indicate both suspects have since been released and are no longer in custody.
However, Renault went on to say that despite the constant turnaround of suspects being booked and then released due to issues beyond the department’s control, “NPU will continue to investigate citizen complaints regarding narcotic dealers in our community.”
Anyone with information regarding this investigation or with information about suspected drug sales in the community is encouraged to contact Redding PD at (530) 225-4200. Callers can refer to incident file number 22R022974 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 51, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and operates Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS). Both are stringer organizations, providing breaking news coverage and community interest stories for other mainstream media organizations throughout the two regions they serve.
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
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.