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A Winlock man is being held in the Lewis County Jail after a traffic stop resulted in his arrest for drugs and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Robert Loyd Dunivin, Jr., 66, has been charged with one Class B felony charge of possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture or deliver, one Class C felony of unlawful firearm possession, and one misdemeanor for driving with a suspended or revoked license.
He made his initial appearance in Lewis County Superior Court via video feed from the jail on Monday, Oct. 12.
The charges were filed after Dunivin was pulled over for allegedly speeding Oct. 10 while driving on Winlock-Vader Road.
According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by prosecutors, a Lewis County Sheriff’s Office deputy observed a silver vehicle and clocked it at 69 mph in a 50 mph zone. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and pulled the vehicle over, identifying the driver as Dunivin.
Dispatchers advised the deputy that Dunivin had an active Thurston County warrant for driving with a suspended license, for which the deputy initiated Dunivin’s arrest.
During a search of Dunivin after the arrest, the deputy discovered $401 in cash.
The deputy then asked for permission to search the silver vehicle. Dunivin allegedly stated the vehicle was not registered with him and did not want to give permission.
“Mr. Dunivin stated whatever was in the trunk was not his,” the affidavit stated.
A Lewis County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit arrived at the scene and performed a sniff-search on the vehicle, with the K9 alerting to the presence of narcotics. Upon obtaining a search warrant for the vehicle, deputies opened the trunk and found a .22 caliber Glenfield bolt-action rifle.
Underneath the driver’s seat, a black box was found containing a digital scale, small clear plastic bags and a “larger bag with a white residue inside that appeared to be methamphetamine,” the declaration of probable cause added.
No other drug paraphernalia was found in the vehicle, which led the deputies to “believe Mr. Dunivin was strictly selling the drugs.”
A field test confirmed the substance to be methamphetamine, with 3.87 grams found.
Given Dunivin is a convicted felon, the declaration of probable cause stated there was sufficient evidence for the unlawful firearm charge as well.
During his Oct. 12 arraignment hearing with Lewis County Superior Court Pro Tem Commissioner Kathryn Eyraud, the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office asked for $150,000 bail, given Dunivin’s 10 prior felony convictions and 37 misdemeanor convictions.
He added Dunivin had two additional Thurston County District Court warrants pending and 32 total arrest warrants.
Defense attorney Rachel Tiller argued for Dunivin to receive a reduction in bail to “no more than $25,000,” and added while he is a convicted felon, his last conviction was in 2009. She added he resides locally and had family present in the courtroom on his behalf on Monday. Tiller also noted that the vehicle was not his.
Eyraud stated upon reviewing the case and the arguments from both sides, she decided to set bail “in the middle” at $60,000 considering the remaining active warrants for his arrest.
Eyraud set Dunivin’s arraignment and trial setting hearing for Thursday, Oct. 15, at 1:45 p.m.
