GRANGEVILLE — A 58-year-old Moscow man was arrested in Idaho County on Saturday for felony possession of methamphetamine.
Mark Larsen was taken into custody after an Idaho County deputy stopped him at 1:12 a.m. Saturday for a traffic violation. While a deputy ran a check on Larsen, drug-detecting dog K9 Millie and her handler performed a perimeter check of the vehicle. K9 Millie alerted to the presence of drugs and Larsen was arrested. He also is charged with possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, both misdemeanors.
Larsen was taken to the Idaho County Jail.
In a separate case, a 36-year-old Cottonwood man was taken into custody Friday after the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about 2 p.m. about a suicidal subject.
The Cottonwood City Police and sheriff’s deputy responded but the man fled the scene and would not yield to the deputy’s signal to stop. The man continued to the Stites/Kooskia area and on to U.S. Highway 12 and would not yield to emergency lights.
The pursuit was discontinued and a felony warrant for eluding an officer was obtained, the sheriff’s office reported.
The man and his vehicle were later found up the Selway Falls Road and the man was taken into custody without incident.
Blake S. Black was arrested for felony eluding and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is being held at the Idaho County Jail.
A sentencing hearing for a 33-year-old Riggins man who has pleaded guilty to felony lewd conduct with a child under age 16 has been postponed until March 13.
Brett L. Cereghino is being held at the Idaho County Jail on a $100,000 bond. According to a criminal complaint, Cereghino was arrested in August for having manual-genital contact with a 14-year-old child.
Cereghino pleaded guilty to the charge and was originally scheduled to be sentenced Monday. He is being represented by Idaho County Public Defender John A. Wiltse.
