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Weekly <strong>News</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> Thursday, January 12, 2012 9<br />
Teen arrested on meth charges<br />
By Kimberly Reynolds<br />
ment program. On June 23, 2011 Paskett was taken into cus- Douglas Anglin, director of<br />
Weekly <strong>News</strong> <strong>Journal</strong><br />
Paskett entered into the correctody and placed in jail to serve the UCLA Drug Abuse Research<br />
tional alternative placement pro- the ten days for the original Center and co-principal investi-<br />
BURLEY – Almost one week<br />
gram (CAPP) and, after complet- warrant service. He is now facgator of the Methamphetamine<br />
to the day, Christopher James<br />
ing the program several months ing multiple new charges which Treatment Project, a group that<br />
Paskett, age 19, is yet again fac-<br />
later, he was awarded ten years include Felony Possession of studies addiction therapies, said:<br />
ing meth related charges.<br />
supervised probation as an alter- Controlled Substance (Metham- “Patients were coming in psy-<br />
Although national and state<br />
native to prison.<br />
phetamine), Drug Paraphernalia chotic, so you started hearing<br />
data indicates that meth use<br />
Last week police arrested Pas- - Use or Possess With Intent to these horror stories that meth<br />
among teens is down, it seems<br />
kett after he was located hiding in Use, and Resisting or Obstruct- was untreatable. For those of us<br />
that at a local level the highly<br />
a basement of a <strong>Burley</strong> home. ing Offi cers. Paskett is being held who’ve been dealing with heroin<br />
addictive drug may still be preva-<br />
According to Deputy Ty on $75,000 bond and has entered and crack users, it was more<br />
lent.<br />
Cahoon, he was out with Felony a plea of not guilty to all charges. manageable.” Though not impos-<br />
Methamphetamine use among<br />
Probation on their way to arrest He is being represented by a pubsible, meth addiction is a diffi -<br />
teens has reportedly dropped<br />
File Photo Paskett at his home on West 55 lic defender.<br />
cult disorder to treat, according<br />
signifi cantly in recent years, Christopher James Paskett North on a discretionary order to While his young age indicates to Anglin. “There’s not severe<br />
according to data revealed by the was arrested on charges serve ten days of jail time for a that treatment could be success- physical withdrawal with meth-<br />
2009 Monitoring the Future survey.<br />
The number of high school<br />
of felony possession of<br />
methamphetamine.<br />
probation violation when, ironically,<br />
they spotted Paskett drivful,<br />
methamphetamine is a hard<br />
drug to recover from. Data sugamphetamine,<br />
but rather a feeling<br />
of anhedonia, an inability to<br />
seniors reporting past-year use is<br />
ing at Main and Overland. gests that the drug, which pro- experience pleasure, that can last<br />
now only at 1.2 percent, which is users, attention is being made Cahoon reported that he folvides a sense of euphoria to the for months and which leads to a<br />
the lowest since questions about toward discovering effective lowed Paskett to where he located user, can cause the user to become lot of relapse at six months,” he<br />
methamphetamine were added to treatment methods for those the vehicle, now parked across addicted after only one use. said. The anhedonia appears to<br />
the survey in 1999; at that time, it already addicted. Cassia and from the alley at a house on the According to Richard Rawson, correspond with the period when<br />
was reported at 4.7 percent. Life- Minidoka County use a mixture 1300 block of Miller Avenue. executive director of a non-profi t the brain is recovering and protime<br />
use among 8th graders was of out-patient and in-patient After some time and repeated addiction research organization ducing abnormally low levels of<br />
reported at 1.6 percent in 2009, methods. Many convicted of knocking, a man answered the called the Matrix Institute, recov- dopamine.<br />
down signifi cantly from 2.3 per- meth related crimes are awarded door at the home and confi rmed ery from meth addiction is pos- “When you think of treatment<br />
cent in 2008. In addition, the pro- treatment programs as opposed that Paskett was inside. The sible. Rawson reports that meth of drugs like methamphetamine,<br />
portion of 10th graders reporting to jail time.<br />
arrest record indicates the man addiction gained a reputation as you have to think of it like fi xing<br />
that crystal methamphetamine Last year, then 18 year old that answered the door did not being untreatable when the drug a broken leg — treatment pro-<br />
was easy to obtain has dropped<br />
to 14 percent, down from 19.5<br />
percent 5 years ago.<br />
In Idaho, the data is even<br />
more promising. A June 2010<br />
data report released by the CDC<br />
showed that the use of meth by<br />
teens in Idaho had decreased<br />
by 52 percent, from 6.3 percent<br />
in 2007 (signifi cantly above the<br />
national average) to 3.1 percent<br />
Paskett was given a chance to reside at the home.<br />
began to vides a structure to allow their<br />
get help for his drug problem Paskett would not come<br />
spread brain chemistry to return to nor-<br />
“Paskett<br />
and was awarded drug court out of hiding even though<br />
mal. Their brain is out of tune,<br />
with a chance to clear his crimi- the deputy called out to<br />
it’s not working very well, and it<br />
nal record in December of 2010. him multiple times.<br />
takes a while to recover,” Raw-<br />
Paskett failed to appear to a court Cahoon called for would not<br />
son said.<br />
hearing in the very same month back up, and he<br />
“Treatment of meth addic-<br />
and an arrest warrant was issued and another deption<br />
appears approximately<br />
come out of hiding<br />
with a $75,000 bond.<br />
uty searched the<br />
equal to cocaine treatment.<br />
Paskett was located and home. Eventu-<br />
Treatment is about 50 per-<br />
arrested when he was spotted at ally, Paskett was even though the cent to 60 percent drug-<br />
in 2009.<br />
But is the decline as pronounced<br />
at a local level? Cassia<br />
County Sheriff Randy Kidd, who<br />
is passionate about drug education<br />
and prevention, feels that<br />
progress is being made. “I believe<br />
a local convenience store where<br />
he denied being Christopher<br />
Paskett. He was also wanted for<br />
questioning regarding a burglary<br />
investigation. In March 2011 Paskett<br />
was found guilty on multiple<br />
charges of separate instances of<br />
located in the<br />
basement of the<br />
home, hiding in a<br />
crawl space. Allegedly<br />
a spoon with<br />
white residue and 0.7<br />
grams of methamphet-<br />
deputy called out<br />
to him multiple<br />
times.<br />
free at the end of one year.”<br />
That’s superior to recovery<br />
after behavioral therapy for<br />
heroin addiction (without the<br />
use of methadone), but not as<br />
good as recovery from alcoholism,<br />
according to Rawson.<br />
there has been some improve- Felony drug related possession amine were found on Pas-<br />
Paskett will have a prelimiment<br />
and reduction in teen use. charges and was convicted for kett. Paskett would not answer<br />
i n t o nary hearing tomorrow, January<br />
The meth project is a good pro- Felony Burglary.<br />
any questions about his meth use<br />
small communi- 13th, at 9:00 am in Cassia County<br />
gram. We still have a large meth Court records indicate the but according to the arrest report, ties in the Midwest. “These rural Magistrate Court.<br />
problem, but the education and young man entered into a plea Paskett did tell Deputy Cahoon areas had not been very affected<br />
enforcement being done is hav- bargain and his four to ten year that the spoon was not his and by cocaine or heroin so when<br />
ing a positive effect,” said Kidd. prison sentence was held off on he had found it on the basement they had to start dealing with<br />
Along with attention toward the condition that Paskett partici- stairs on his way down and had meth users they had no idea what<br />
education to eliminate fi rst time pate in an in-patient drug treat- put it in his pocket.<br />
to do with them,” said Rawson.<br />
12-30-11<br />
02:39 Arrest – Christopher Lee Taft,<br />
age 32, was arrested on an outstanding<br />
Minidoka County warrant for failing to<br />
appear to a court hearing.<br />
09:17 Arrest – Mauricio Juarez, age<br />
19, of Rupert, was arrested at the Misdemeanor<br />
Probation offi ce for violating<br />
the terms of his probation. He was ordered<br />
to serve discretionary jail time for<br />
the offense.<br />
14:25 Vandalism – A person requested<br />
to fi le a report because someone egged<br />
their car last night. The incident occurred<br />
on the 1400 block of Conant<br />
Avenue.<br />
13:06 Motorist Assist – <strong>Burley</strong> Fire<br />
Department advised of a green Dodge<br />
Durango broke down in the inside<br />
northbound lane at 3rd and Overland.<br />
They will attempt to push it out of traffi<br />
c.<br />
16:29 Felony Arrest – Christopher<br />
James Paskett, age 19, was arrested at<br />
a residence on the 1300 block of Miller<br />
Avenue on a warrant service.<br />
17:37 Missing Adult – Safe Haven<br />
Healthcare advised that a male resident<br />
has left the facility. He was committed<br />
by the courts to stay at Safe Haven. The<br />
missing male is 29 years old and was<br />
last seen wearing a red hoodie, jeans,<br />
and black boots.<br />
18:16 Littering – A male reported that<br />
he is from out of town and he saw a<br />
male subject in a maroon Lincoln that<br />
threw something out of their car then<br />
drove off. The reporting party followed<br />
the Lincoln to the church on 6th and<br />
Elba.<br />
18:42 Update on Missing Male – Safe<br />
Haven Healthcare reported that they received<br />
a phone call from the male subject<br />
who had left their facility earlier.<br />
He told them that he is staying at a local<br />
motel in town.<br />
19:31 Fifth Offense in Five Years<br />
– Oscar Tenorio Aragon, age 22, of<br />
Wendell, was arrested during a traffi c<br />
stop near 295 North Overland Avenue<br />
for Driving Without Privileges. Aragon<br />
was pulled over for having a headlight<br />
out. According to the arrest report, this<br />
is allegedly his fi fth offense for Driving<br />
Without Privileges within the last fi ve<br />
years.<br />
20:02 Citation – Alisha Dawn Glaesemann,<br />
age 25, was issued a citation for<br />
not having a valid driver’s license. The<br />
charge was later amended to having an<br />
“expired driver’s license”.<br />
20:11 Cows May Cause Accident –<br />
A person advised that there are about<br />
four black cows out on the road at 1150<br />
East 600 North in Jackson and that you<br />
can’t see them until you are right up on<br />
them.<br />
20:56 Traffi c Complaint – A male reported<br />
that there is a large tree blocking<br />
one lane of traffi c at 50 West 525 South.<br />
The Highway Department was advised.<br />
21:01 Power Lines Down – It was reported<br />
that there are power lines down<br />
at 635 East 400 South and they are<br />
hanging dangerously close to the road.<br />
Power company was advised.<br />
Cassia County Incident Reports<br />
21:21 Power Poles Down – A male advised<br />
that there are several power poles<br />
down on 1500 West and there is another<br />
that looks like it is about to snap. If it<br />
does it will be completely blocking<br />
1000 South.<br />
21:30 Car Accident – A driver of a<br />
silver Hyundia Elantra reported that<br />
he slid off Interstate 86 while heading<br />
westbound and then went back on the<br />
road. Now his vehicle is blocking traffi<br />
c.<br />
23:45 Power Lines Down – An Oakley<br />
resident reported that there are a<br />
number of power poles down across the<br />
road at 600 West 900 South.<br />
23:54 Fire – It was reported that there<br />
is a power pole or transformer on fi re at<br />
450 South Highway 27. The road will<br />
be closed until Idaho Power is able to<br />
take care of the lines.<br />
12-31-11<br />
00:47 Power Lines Down – Idaho<br />
Power advised that there are approximately<br />
four poles down on 1400 South<br />
between 1000 South and 1300 South.<br />
They would like the road shut down<br />
until they are able to fi x the power<br />
poles. The road was later closed with<br />
assistance from the Murtaugh Highway<br />
District on 1400 West from 1000 South<br />
to 1300 South.<br />
02:02 Road Closures – Murtaugh<br />
Highway District advised that the Murtaugh<br />
Highway will be closed until<br />
Idaho Power is able to respond and get<br />
the power lines back up.<br />
“<br />
04:16 Citation – Julian Daniel Perez,<br />
age 24, was cited for failing to purchase<br />
a driver’s license.<br />
11:45 Found Articles – A male reported<br />
that he found a red snowboard in<br />
case someone calls about it.<br />
07:46 Vicious Dogs – A man reported<br />
that he was attacked by two of his<br />
neighbor’s German Shepherd dogs. He<br />
stated this is not the fi rst time this has<br />
happened and he would like to sign a<br />
complaint. A deputy will respond back<br />
later to issue a written warning to the<br />
dog’s owner.<br />
09:06 Vehicle Theft – A <strong>Burley</strong> resident<br />
came to the Sheriff’s offi ce to report<br />
a vehicle theft.<br />
09:13 Car Accident – A one vehicle<br />
roll over was reported at Steer Basin<br />
in Cassia County. No injuries were reported.<br />
09:44 Theft – A male reported that<br />
someone stole his dog’s kennel. Theft<br />
occurred on the 400 block of East 24th<br />
Street.<br />
09:56 Damaged Property – A damage<br />
to property / vandalism report was completed<br />
regarding 600 East Main Street<br />
in Oakley.<br />
11:08 Stolen Car Returned – The male<br />
who reported his vehicle stolen called<br />
to advise that it was returned to him.<br />
11:33 Information – It was reported<br />
that the entrance to the golf course<br />
is partially blocked by a tree that has<br />
blown down.<br />
12:32 Found Articles – A resident on<br />
the 500 block of Milner Road reported<br />
that he found a cell phone in front of<br />
his house.<br />
14:17 Animal Violation – A resident<br />
living on the 200 block of West 27th<br />
Street advised that he is home now if<br />
the deputy still needs to talk to him. The<br />
home owner was issued a written warning<br />
for having dogs at large.<br />
16:10 Suspicious Incident – A mother<br />
reported that her 15 year old daughter<br />
was out last night with her friend. When<br />
the parent located them, they were with<br />
an 18 year old male who claims to be a<br />
public safety offi cer.<br />
16:18 Alleged Child Abuse – An anonymous<br />
person reported that a male subject<br />
has locked his three small children<br />
out of the house. He let the two smaller<br />
kids in but not the oldest child who is<br />
about age seven or eight. The person<br />
reported that this happens a lot.<br />
16:33 Vicious Dog – A deputy advised<br />
that he was fl agged down on the 1000<br />
block of Conant Avenue regarding a vicious<br />
dog at this location.<br />
16:31 Battery – An Idaho Milk truck<br />
driver reported that another truck driver<br />
dragged him out of his semi and hit him.<br />
He does not need an ambulance.<br />
18:54 Power Out – Goode Motor on<br />
Overland Avenue reported that they<br />
have no power at their business.<br />
19:04 Car Accident – A male driver reported<br />
that he has slid off the road and<br />
hit a power pole at 550 East 200 South.<br />
He is not injured and the power pole is<br />
not knocked down.<br />
19:52 Domestic Disturbance – A fa-