Kings County deputy stop results in arrest of pair suspected of being under influence

By The Leader Staff
Suspect Abelardo Cisneros
Suspect Abelardo Cisneros

A Kings County deputy was on patrol in the area of Jersey Avenue and 17th Avenue in Lemoore on Saturday, October 23, at about 7:40 a.m. when he spotted a Pontiac Grand Prix committing vehicle code violations.

Based on the violations, the deputy made stopped the Pontiac. The deputy identified the driver as Abelardo Cisneros. Initially, the deputy stated that Cisneros used a false name, and after a short investigation, the deputy learned his actual name.

The deputy discovered Cisneros while driving with a suspended license. As he spoke with the suspect, the deputy suspected that Cisneros may have been under the influence of a controlled substance, possibly Methamphetamine.

The deputy arrested Abelardo, and during a search, he located over nine grams of Methamphetamine in Cisneros’ pants pocket and over three grams of heroin in his jacket pocket. Kings County Dispatch advised the deputy that Cisneros had a San Luis Obispo County warrant issued for his arrest. The warrant was for sales of narcotics, and the bail was $100,000. Officials with San Luis Obispo requested Cisneros be issued a citation for the warrant.

Suspect Shannon Sanda
Suspect Shannon Sanda

During a search of the suspect’s vehicle, deputies found a backpack that contained two additional bags of Methamphetamine with a suspected weight of over 25 grams.    

The deputy also arrested a passenger in the vehicle, Shannon Sanda, suspected of having been under the influence of a controlled substance. After her arrest, Sanda informed the deputy that she had Fentanyl hidden in her bra. The Fentanyl was later removed with the assistance of A detentions deputy at the Kings County Jail removed the drug from her bra.

Deputies booked Cisneros into Kings County Jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, being under the influence of a controlled substance, providing a false name, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was later released.

Law enforcement booked Sanda into the Kings County Jail on the charges of possession of a controlled substance and has been under the influence of a controlled substance. She was also later released.

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