On March 5, Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Department officers arrested 59-year-old William Pearce Tyler on suspicion of selling methamphetamine from his motor home near Lakeview Junior High School in Orcutt.
Tyler had been under investigation for three weeks before he was arrested. Undercover detectives reported they purchased methamphetamine from Tyler on two occasions while school was in session.
According to the Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Department, there’s no evidence at this time that Tyler sold drugs to students.
Detectives reported discovering about six grams of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia consistent with drug sales present in Tyler’s motor home while carrying out a search and arrest warrant.
Tyler was booked in the county jail. As of press time, he was still in custody with bail set at $50,000.
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This article appears in Mar 15-22, 2012.
