Bail is set at $75,000 for a Vancouver man who allegedly had large quantities of suspected meth, fentanyl and marijuana when he was stopped for driving with a suspended license in Centralia on Sunday.
An officer with the Centralia Police Department reportedly contacted the suspect, identified as Ryan Keith Riedesel, 43, just before 12:40 p.m. on Jan. 7 after she observed “two males who were looking down in a suspicious manner” inside a vehicle in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue. The officer reportedly searched the vehicle’s license plate, which identified Riedesel as the vehicle’s owner and noted he had a suspended driver’s license and an ignition interlock device requirement. A photo of Riedesel included in the system reportedly matched the male in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, according to court documents.
The vehicle’s passenger reportedly exited the vehicle when the officer approached, while the driver, identified as Riedesel, allegedly grabbed “a glass pipe with white residue” from the center console and placed it in the back seat.
The officer arrested Riedesel for possession of drug paraphernalia and searched a black fanny pack Riedesel had around his waist. Inside the fanny pack, the officer located a prescription bottle with approximately 29.7 grams of crystal meth, 8.3 grams of “an unknown white powder in a clear cylinder,” 19.7 grams of “a crystal substance in a small bottle,” 40.7 grams of suspected fentanyl in a small bottle, a small scale, 4.6 grams of suspected marijuana and $341 in cash, according to court documents. Reisdel’s phone was also seized.
A search of the vehicle yielded the glass pipe the officer saw Riedesel move, as well as two small plastic pipes and a burnt piece of tin foil, according to court documents.
Riedesel was booked into the Lewis County Jail just before 1:10 p.m. on Jan. 4, according to jail records.
He was charged Jan. 8 with one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver.
The charge is a class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 11.
