Blaine County has been the scene of some interesting police cases in the past few months.
Back in October, police were called to a mobile home in Geary in response to a reported domestic altercation.
According to the probable cause affidavit, officers arrived on the scene to find roommates had been in a fight while one of them was armed with a pistol.
The affidavit indicates that Steven Klinetoby had become aggressive when his roommate told him that the roommate’s son was also moving in and that Klinetoby would have to change rooms.
Alleging he was afraid the roommate had a knife, Klinetoby admitted he pointed his pistol at the man and began to beat him with the gun and his fists. The weapon discharged and Klinetoby throttled his roommate until he lost consciousness.
Klinetoby was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and his bond was set at $25,000.
In a separate incident Tommy Blackwolf Jr. has been charged with lewdly exposing genitals in a public place. The probable cause affidavit of Dec. 8 notes Blackwolf exposed himself to a clerk at a Canton dollar store as well as to other customers in the store. The store was able to provide security camera footage of the incident. Blackwolf’s bond was set at $10,000.
Earnest Brim of Denver was arrested and charged with distribution, manufacture and/or possession with intent to distribute a synthetic controlled substance.
The probable cause affidavit reads that Deputy Chaz Hickman initiated a traffic stop December 30 in part because a trailer being towed behind a gray pickup truck was dragging a chain and issuing sparks.
Once the stop had taken place, the officer noticed the smell of burning pot and saw a medical marijuana container in the vehicle.
Hickman was backed up by Sgt. Joe Jones and they conducted a probable cause search of the truck. That search uncovered a scale with white residue that field tested positive for methamphetamine.
Brim was searched further and officers recovered a bag in his jacket and a second bag, each containing the white residue that field tested positive for meth.
Brim claimed the bags in his jacket were an accident and a buddy had given them to him. He had no idea how much they weighed and said he did not use methamphetamine or sell it. He told the officers he had no plans on what he was going to do with the substance, except that some friends had told him if he got some drugs, bring them to him. His bond was set at $25,000.
Anna Kelley and Joshua Garnder of Calumet were arrested together Dec. 27 in Geary.
Deputy Derek Beck was on patrol in Geary when he noticed a passenger in a passing vehicle attempted to hide behind the pillar between the front and back seat of the car. Further observation discovered inappropriate license tag lighting, and the officer initiated a traffic stop.
During the stop he noticed Gardner maintained a stiff body posture and refused to make eye contact. The couple had also left the highway, the fastest way to their destination and had no verifiable means of support.
Beck called in Jones with his drug detection canine for a ‘free sniff’ around the car. The dog alerted to the scent of narcotics in the car.
A probable cause search recovered a powder substance from the driver’s door and a bag in the glove box. Kelley claimed it held an asthma treatment and refused to give officers the code to unlock the bag. Beck used a device to defeat the locks and discovered a significant amount of white powder inside a plastic bag.
Kelley asked for an attorney when placed under arrest but Gardner denied knowing anything about contraband in the vehicle, even though officers wrote his body language indicated he knew it was there. Bond was set for Gardner at $25,000 and at $100,000 for Kelley. Each is charged with trafficking amphetamine or methamphetamine 20 grams or more.
Defendants in these cases have only been charged; they are considered innocent until proved guilty.