Bransen Parduhn, 35, and Jason Boldt, were arrested in Bingham County Feb. 2. | Bingham County Jail
BLACKFOOT – Six people are in custody following a high-speed chase, drug charges and outstanding warrants in separate incidents last week.
On February 2, the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office and the Bingham – Blackfoot Joint Detectives Division located a stolen vehicle on Interstate 15 after receiving information from the Idaho Falls Police Department.
When law enforcement members tried pulling it over, the driver took off and led authorities on a high-speed chase. The suspect, later identified as 35-year-old Bransen Parduhn, surpassed 100 miles per hour for a while and then came to a stop and ran.
Parduhn was taken into custody after a lengthy foot chase. One pound of methamphetamine, several fentanyl pills, and nine grams of heroin were collected from the vehicle. He is currently being held on two parole commission warrants, multiple drug charges, and has a bond of $500,000.
From left: Sadie Priest, Adrian Aguirre, Megan Housel and Jodi Riggott. | Bingham County Jail
Later that day, deputies and the Bingham – Blackfoot Joint Detectives Division served a search warrant and conducted a traffic stop in relation to an ongoing investigation. Jason Boldt was taken into custody for trafficking methamphetamine and other drug-related offenses. Boldt had two pounds of methamphetamine, approximately 1800 hundred suspected fentanyl pills. A passenger inside the vehicle, identified as Sadie Priest, was taken into custody for an outstanding arrest warrant and frequenting a place where drugs are held or used.
While Boldt was being arrested, a search warrant was executed in the Riverside area. The search resulted in multiple arrests. Adrian Aguirre, 29, Megan R. Housel, 26, and Jodi Riggott, 43, were taken into custody for a variety of drug-related charges and arrest warrants. Riggott was in possession of nearly 200 fentanyl pills and two ounces of meth.
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