Amador County - Last Tuesday, the Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (ACCNET) culminated an investigation that began regarding the solicitation for sales of marijuana via cellular phone texting and ended with the uncovering of a plot to rob the undercover agent posing as the dealer. An Amador County Probation Officer received a text message on their official cellular phone asking if they had marijuana. The Probation Officer contacted ACCNET and provided the message and the originating phone number. ACCNET was able to identify the phone number belonging to a Trevor Hobaugh, an 18 year old resident of Jackson. Confident that the sender was not aware that they had mistakenly texted the wrong phone number, ACCNET posed as a marijuana dealer and conducted several text messages where upon the Agent would trade marijuana and cash for Oxycontin to be supplied by Hobaugh. After failing to meet with the undercover agent at two locations to conduct the transaction, ACCNET agents (who were surveilling Hobaugh’s residence) made contact with him. Hobaugh was arrested for offering to sell Oxycontin. A search of the residence resulted in an 80 milligram Oxycontin pill, 27.5 grams of marijuana, and Oxycontin snorting and smoking paraphernalia being seized.
Upon arresting Hobaugh agents discovered that Hobaugh had conspired with a Wesley Nelson, a 20 year old resident of Pine Grove, who is a validated Nortenio Gang member, to rob the person who would be meeting them with the money and marijuana. On Wednesday, June 30, 2010, ACCNET agents along with Jackson Police Department officers arrested Nelson at his Pine Grove Home. Both suspects were booked into Amador County Jail for the following charges: 664/211 PC Attempted Armed Robbery, 11352 H&S Offering to Sell a Controlled Substance, 11350 H&S Possession of a Controlled Substance, 182 PC Conspiracy, and 186.22 PC Participation in a Criminal Street gang. ACCNET is one of the 48 regional narcotic task forces that is operated by the Attorney General’s, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. The Amador County Combined Narcotic Enforcement Team is a cooperative effort between the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, Amador County Sheriff’s Office, Amador County District Attorney’s Office, Amador County Probation Department, Amador County Child Protective Services, Jackson Police Department, Sutter Creek Police Department, Ione Police Department, Mule
Creek State Prison, and the Amador Area Office of the California Highway Patrol. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tuesday, 06 July 2010 06:31
ACCNET Sting Leads to Two Arrests for Attempted Armed Robbery, Drug Possession
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Amador County - Last Tuesday, the Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (ACCNET) culminated an investigation that began regarding the solicitation for sales of marijuana via cellular phone texting and ended with the uncovering of a plot to rob the undercover agent posing as the dealer. An Amador County Probation Officer received a text message on their official cellular phone asking if they had marijuana. The Probation Officer contacted ACCNET and provided the message and the originating phone number. ACCNET was able to identify the phone number belonging to a Trevor Hobaugh, an 18 year old resident of Jackson. Confident that the sender was not aware that they had mistakenly texted the wrong phone number, ACCNET posed as a marijuana dealer and conducted several text messages where upon the Agent would trade marijuana and cash for Oxycontin to be supplied by Hobaugh. After failing to meet with the undercover agent at two locations to conduct the transaction, ACCNET agents (who were surveilling Hobaugh’s residence) made contact with him. Hobaugh was arrested for offering to sell Oxycontin. A search of the residence resulted in an 80 milligram Oxycontin pill, 27.5 grams of marijuana, and Oxycontin snorting and smoking paraphernalia being seized.
Upon arresting Hobaugh agents discovered that Hobaugh had conspired with a Wesley Nelson, a 20 year old resident of Pine Grove, who is a validated Nortenio Gang member, to rob the person who would be meeting them with the money and marijuana. On Wednesday, June 30, 2010, ACCNET agents along with Jackson Police Department officers arrested Nelson at his Pine Grove Home. Both suspects were booked into Amador County Jail for the following charges: 664/211 PC Attempted Armed Robbery, 11352 H&S Offering to Sell a Controlled Substance, 11350 H&S Possession of a Controlled Substance, 182 PC Conspiracy, and 186.22 PC Participation in a Criminal Street gang. ACCNET is one of the 48 regional narcotic task forces that is operated by the Attorney General’s, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. The Amador County Combined Narcotic Enforcement Team is a cooperative effort between the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, Amador County Sheriff’s Office, Amador County District Attorney’s Office, Amador County Probation Department, Amador County Child Protective Services, Jackson Police Department, Sutter Creek Police Department, Ione Police Department, Mule
Creek State Prison, and the Amador Area Office of the California Highway Patrol. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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