RITZVILLE — A vehicle search warrant obtained after an Othello area man was arrested for graffiti led to the recovery of a large quantity of drugs and paraphernalia, according to a release from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
Dario Ochoa, Jr. was arrested October 4 after witnesses reported seeing him tagging a fence on Scootney St. in Othello. At the time, Ochoa was charged with malicious mischief, and unlawful possession of a firearm. His vehicle was impounded at the time, pending a warrant to search it.
Upon serving the warrant, Detectives found 19 baggies containing cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as a scale. They also found 9mm ammunition matching ammunition found with Ochoa during his arrest.
Ochoa is facing new pending charges for possession of illegal drugs and distribution.
