–A weekend traffic stop in Armstrong resulted in the arrest of five individuals on various drug and weapons charges.
According to the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office, Deputies observed a pickup truck pulling a trailer with no taillights on Iowa Highway 15 in downtown Armstrong around 9:30 PM Saturday (March 23rd). While conducting the stop, Deputies discovered the presence of narcotics as well as a pair of firearms.
As a result, Deputies arrested 24-year-old Michael Gutierrez, 27-year-old Luis Fernando Jimenez-Barajas, and 20-year-old Cristal Jimenez-Barajas, all from Storm Lake, as well as 22-year-old Alexandro Fariasdiego of San Jose, California, and 23-year-old Brandon Gutierrez from Modesto, California.
Charges include Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon as well as being a Person Ineligible to Carry a Dangerous Weapon.
All five were booked into the Emmet County Jail to await an initial court appearance.
