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Multiple Fentanyl Arrests in the Last Week

Lewiston, ID – Our community has seen a rise in Fentanyl related arrests over the last week. The Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office filed the following fentanyl related cases between November 21 to November 28

Travis JH Rickman (36 yoa, Clarkston, WA)

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver-Fentanyl
    and Methamphetamine/Introduction of a Major Contraband into Jail:
  • ISP Troopers stopped a vehicle because the driver had a revoked
    driver’s license. At the traffic stop, Troopers observed alleged drug
    paraphernalia near the front passenger inside the vehicle. During the
    investigation, Troopers located a partially used blue pill suspected to
    be Fentanyl inside a small zipper bag in the backseat that Mr.
    Rickman admitted was his bag. At the jail, Detention Deputies located
    218 pills of suspected fentanyl in the shoe of Rickman.
  • Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office argued for a bond of $50,000
    because Rickman has 14 prior failure to appear arrest warrants, felony
    convictions of Robbery, Fraud, Felony Assault, and Unlawful
    Imprisonment.
  • Magistrate Judge Karin Seubert ordered a bond of $30,000

Joseph O Robinett (43 yoa, Pullman, WA)

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance-Fentanyl
  • LPD Officer stopped a vehicle for an insufficient muffler. The driver,
    Joseph Robinett, had a No Contact Order with the passenger in the
    vehicle. During the investigation, Robinett was arrested for the NCO
    violation. The passenger was arrested for allegedly possessing drug
    paraphernalia located inside the vehicle. The passenger was ultimately
    arrested and during the strip search at the jail, eight pills of suspected
    fentanyl were located. From the jail cell and under Miranda, Robinett
    allegedly informed the investigating officer that the fentanyl located
    on the passenger was his and he had just purchased them before
    handing them to the passenger to hide.
  • Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office argued for a bond of $30,000
    because Robinett has a prior failure to appear warrant in 2019,
    Robinett is on probation for Assault 3rd Degree from August 2022,
    and a prior Voluntary Manslaughter conviction in 2002.
    o Magistrate Judge Karin Seubert ordered a bond of $10,000

Charles R Walters (40 yoa, Boise, ID)

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver-Fentanyl
    and Methamphetamine:
  • LPD Officers observed a vehicle matching the description of a person
    with an active arrest warrant. Officers followed the vehicle and
    observed erratic driving before pulling into a business in North
    Lewiston. The Officers confirmed the driver of the vehicle to be the
    person with the arrest warrants. During the incident, a bag of blue pills
    was seen near the front passenger seat. The vehicle was ultimately
    searched and officers allegedly located several hundred pills suspected
    to be Fentanyl near an address book with “Reed Walters” name on it.
  • Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office argued for a bond of $100,000
    because Walters was released from prison on April 2022 from a
    Robbery conviction, six prior felony convictions for Larceny,
    Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Forgery, Burglary, Robbery, and
    Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Prosecutor’s Office also
    requested the high bond because of the risk for fentanyl in our
    community and the large amount of drugs in his possession.
    o Magistrate Judge Michelle Evans ordered a bond of $60,000 with
    pretrial supervision.

Anthony M Dzendzel-Harman (31 yoa, Clarkston, WA)

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance-Fentanyl/Possession of a
    Controlled Substance-Methamphetamine:
  • LPD Officers arrested Anthony Dzendzel-Harman for
    active arrest warrants. During the search after the
    arrest, Officers allegedly located a small glass container
    with a suspected methamphetamine inside. They also
    located one pill of suspected Fentanyl inside a cigarette
    box.
  • Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office argued for a bond of $10,000
    because Dzendzel-Harman had two arrest warrants at the time of his
    arrest, two prior failure to appear warrants, and criminal history out of
    California and Idaho.
  • Magistrate Judge Michelle Evans ordered a bond of $10,000

Gabriel A Nichols (24 yoa, Lewiston, ID)

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance-Fentanyl
  • A LPD Officer approached a vehicle and observed the driver to be
    Gabriel Nichols who had active arrest warrants. Nichols was taken
    into custody for his arrest warrant and during the search after the
    arrest one pill of suspected Fentanyl was allegedly located on his
    person.
  • Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office argued for a bond of $15,000
    because he has 10 prior failure to appear warrants, prior convictions
    for possession of a controlled substance and a pending burglary case
    in Washington State.
  • Magistrate Judge Michelle Evans ordered a bond of $5,000 with a
    Washington case bond set at an additional $10,000

Kimberlee A Perrigo (39 yoa, Lewiston, ID)

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver-Fentanyl:
  • Detectives placed a GPS tracking device on their vehicle and
    allegedly observed the vehicle making several trips to Spokane and
    around the LC Valley over the next month. The vehicle traveled to
    Spokane from the LC Valley. Upon returning, the vehicle went to a
    storage unit in Asotin County. When the vehicle left the storage unit,
    LPD Detectives and Officers were able to conduct a traffic stop in
    Idaho. Eventually, a K9 from the Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office
    was deployed on the vehicle and the occupants, Joshua Hescock and
    Kimberlee Perrigo were detained. Detectives located marijuana,
    paraphernalia, and 97 fentanyl pills during the traffic stop. Allegedly,
    Hescock handed the suspected fentanyl pills to Perrigo and instructed
    her to hide it according to Perrigo. QCTF Detectives requested a
    search warrant on the storage unit in Asotin County and allegedly
    located 1000 fentanyl pills in the unit and indicia the pills belonged to
    Hescock and Perrigo.
  • Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office argued for a bond of $40,000
    because one failure to appear in 2001, pending felony Possession of a
    Controlled Substance-Fentanyl case (CR35-22-07476), and the public
    safety risk of fentanyl in our community.
  • Magistrate Judge Michelle Evans ordered a bond of $40,000

Joshua E Hescock (33 yoa, Lewiston)

  • Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver-Fentanyl
  • Detectives placed a GPS tracking device on their vehicle and
    allegedly observed the vehicle making several trips to Spokane and
    around the LC Valley over the next month. The vehicle traveled to
    Spokane from the LC Valley. Upon returning, the vehicle went to a
    storage unit in Asotin County. When the vehicle left the storage unit,
    LPD Detectives and Officers were able to conduct a traffic stop in
    Idaho. Eventually, a K9 from the Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office
    was deployed on the vehicle and the occupants, Joshua Hescock and
    Kimberlee Perrigo were detained. Detectives located marijuana,
    paraphernalia, and 97 fentanyl pills during the traffic stop. Allegedly,
    Hescock handed the suspected fentanyl pills to Perrigo and instructed
    her to hide it according to Perrigo. QCTF Detectives requested a
    search warrant on the storage unit in Asotin County and allegedly
    located 1000 fentanyl pills in the unit and indicia the pills belonged to
    Hescock and Perrigo.
  • Nez Perce County Prosecutor’s Office argued for a bond of $100,000
    because of the six prior felony convictions (Aggravated Battery-2003,
    Burglary/Grand Theft/Malicious Injury to Property/Burglary/Grand
    Theft/-2013), an arrest warrant in 2012, two failure to appear warrants
    in 2009, Hescock is currently on Parole, and the public safety risk of
    fentanyl in our community.
  • Magistrate Judge Michelle Evans ordered a bond of $100,000