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Police say drugs found in infant’s diaper bag in Andrew County

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Awaiting mugshots from Andrew County Jail

Three people are facing drug charges after deputies stopped two vehicles in Andrew County Sunday and found what they believe to be marijuana in a diaper bag.

24-year-old Shyan Nicole McPike of Fillmore is charged with felonies for possession of marijuana, endangering the welfare of a child involving drugs, and driving while revoked/suspended.  She is also charged with misdemeanors for resisting/interfering with arrest, possession of marijuana and an infraction for failing to secure a child under the age of 8 in a child restraint.  28-year-old Garrett Miles Rutherford of Fillmore and  60-year-old Herbert Davis of Fillmore are both charged with a felony for possession.

According to court documents the charges stem from an incident that took place just before 2 a.m. Sunday when Deputy Daniel Glidden was on patrol on County Road 7 and the intersection of County Road 13. He said he saw a black dodge drive by followed by a white ford flatbed truck driven by McPike who he said he had a revoked license and an active warrant out of Andrew County.

“Deputy Glidden then advised that the vehicle was failing to yield and a black dodge truck was in front of her and they were approaching State Route H,” Investigator Grant Gillett with the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department said in a probable cause statement. “Deputy Glidden advised that the black truck was pulling over however the white truck Shyan was driving went around the black truck now.  Deputy Glidden advised that the driver of the black truck was Shyan’s boyfriend Garrett Rutherford and he believed he was attempting to block Deputy Glidden from chasing Shyan or getting her to stop.”

After passing the black dodge Deputy Glidden said he was able to stop the truck driven by McPike about a half mile east of H Highway.  He said there was an 8-month-old girl in the passenger seat in a car seat but that the car seat was not restrained by the seat belt of the truck.

“I later deployed my police K-9 ‘Jak’ to do an open air sniff of the truck he indicated to the presence of the odor of narcotics in the truck,” Deputy Glidden said. “A search of the truck revealed a clear bag with a white in color crystal substance on the inside of the truck on the seat between McPike and the toddler, that later tested positive for meth.  Also in a diaper bag for the toddler there was a bag with a green in color substance on the inside that appeared to be marijuana.”

Investigator Gillett said he pulled over the other truck.

“I made contact with the driver of the truck who was identified as Herbert F. Davis and the front passenger Garrett Rutherford,” Gillett said. “Deputy Glidden advised that Garrett was driving the truck when he went by them because he shined his spot light in the vehicle.  Garrett refused to say he was driving.”

After a K-9 sniff of the vehicle Gillett said he opened the passenger door and found a clear plastics bag fall from the truck ad land on the ground.

“I picked up the bag and noticed it had a crystal rock substance inside the bag that appeared to be methamphetamine,”Gillett said.

“Under Miranda Rights Garrett did admit to have been driving at first but thought he was suspended so he switched drivers.  Garrett stated that the drugs are not his and does not know how it got into his truck,” Gillett said. “Herbert advised that the drugs were not his and that it had to be Garrett’s he was on that side of the truck.”

All three are scheduled for an arraignment Tuesday in Andrew County.

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