Clockwise, from top left, Eric Nevarez, Kathleen Rodello, Joyce Adams, Michelle Posner and Gert Rutherford were arrested on various drug-related charges on Friday, July 15, 2011, following search warrant services around Lake County, Calif. Lake County Jail photos.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The service of three separate search warrants by the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force on Friday resulted in a total of five arrests, seizures totaling over an ounce of methamphetamine, narcotics sales and manufacturing paraphernalia, and the seizure of nearly $6,400 in currency for asset forfeiture.

Arrested were Eric Lee Nevarez, 34, of Lakeport; Kathleen Sue Rodello, 49, of Upper Lake; Joyce Sue Adams, 66, of Clearlake; and Kelseyville residents Gert Alexander Rutherford, 55, and 43-year-old Michelle Annette Posner, according to Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Bauman said that at 7 a.m. Friday, July 15, narcotics detectives served a search warrant for Nevarez's person, his vehicles and his Soda Bay Road home. Deputies with the Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Detail and officers with the Lakeport Police Department assisted with the warrant service.

Special Enforcement Detail deputies and Lakeport Police officers secured the main residence while task force detectives announced themselves at the door of another detached building on the property, Bauman said.

After getting no response at the door, detectives forced entry into the building and detained Nevarez and Rodello, both of whom were determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance.

During a search of the detached building, narcotics detectives located approximately one-eighth of an ounce of methamphetamine concealed beneath a pile of clothes on a bed. Bauman said the search also revealed several digital scales, packaging materials used for the sales of controlled substances, and other narcotics sales paraphernalia.

He said detectives also seized $300 in currency, the suspected profits of narcotics trafficking, for asset forfeiture.

Nevarez was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sales, and being under the influence of a controlled substance, with bail set at $10,000. Rodello was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance, with bail set at $3,000. Bauman said both were transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.

At approximately 10 a.m. that day, narcotics detectives served a second search warrant on Adams at her 32nd Street home in Clearlake. Bauman said detectives entered the home and detained Adams without incident.

During a search of the residence, detectives located approximately three-quarters of an ounce of methamphetamine and narcotic medications including Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and morphine, concealed in a computer desk in Adams’ living room, Bauman said.

Digital scales, packaging materials, and other items of narcotics sales paraphernalia were also found in the desk. Bauman said a further search of the home revealed a total of 85 bags of processed marijuana found throughout the home. More than $900 in currency was seized from Adams as the suspected profits of drug trafficking.

Adams was arrested and transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility. Bauman said she was booked for possession of a controlled substance for sales, possession of a narcotic controlled substance for sales, and possession of marijuana for sales. Her bail was set at $10,000.

At approximately 11:30 a.m., narcotics detectives served a third search warrant on Rutherford at his Fairway Drive home in Kelseyville. Rutherford was not home at the time of the warrant service and detectives entered the residence through an unlocked door, Bauman said.

A search of the home revealed methamphetamine, a glass “meth” pipe, and other narcotics paraphernalia concealed in a bedroom dresser. Bauman said several digital scales, glassware, acetone and other materials used in the manufacturing and sales of methamphetamine were also found in the home,and $5,174 in currency was also seized for asset forfeiture as the suspected profits of drug trafficking.

At approximately 1:30 pm, narcotics detectives located Rutherford traveling in a 1993 Nissan on Soda Bay Road in Lakeport. Bauman said Rutherford was stopped and arrested for the items found during the search warrant. Posner, riding as a passenger in the vehicle, was determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance and arrested as well.

Rutherford and Posner were both transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility. Rutherford was booked for possession of a controlled substance for sales, manufacturing a controlled substance, and possession of narcotics paraphernalia, with bail set at $50,000. Posner was booked for being under the influence of a controlled substance, Bauman said. Her bail was set at $3,000.

Jail records indicated that all five of the suspects later posted bail and were released.

The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be contacted through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.

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