A parolee from South Lake Tahoe who was wanted on a misdemeanor warrant from Stateline was arrested on felony charges this week in Douglas County.

Deputies stopped Ray Brashears, 33,on Sept. 19 at about 9pm while he was driving in Minden.

Ray Brashears

“DCSO K-9 Bak was used and he alerted to methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia from the exterior of the vehicle,” the department said in a press release.

Investigators said they found five used hypodermic needles and 0.4 grams of methamphetamine.   

During the search of the vehicle they found a wallet with a Medicaid card, military ID, Social Security card and a Nevada driver’s license not belonging to Brashears. Deputies located three cell phones, blank checks, equipment and materials which may have been used in counterfeiting documents and identification. 

Bashears was arrested on the warrant, along with charges of obtaining/using personal identifying information of another person to harm or impersonate them, possession of a financial forgery laboratory, forgery, and possession of hypodermic needle. 

Bail was set at $211,592, though he was place on a parole-probation hold.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report