Three men were cited with being in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop on Jan. 20.
Sgt. Koby Guttridge pulled the vehicle over about 12:18 p.m. on Jan. 20. Guttridge said the silver Jeep failed to use its turn signal 100 feet before turning at the intersection of 10th Street and Chestnut Street and added that the Jeep only signaled once before going through the intersection.
After the Jeep pulled over near a private drive on South Chestnut Street, Guttridge noticed the driver and passenger “making furtive gestures, reaching under the seats and toward the back of the vehicle.”
As he approached the Jeep, the passenger at first attempted to get out, and when Guttridge asked the driver to roll the window down, the driver instead “reached around the vehicle again” before starting the vehicle. Guttridge the drew his pistol and asked the driver to roll down to the window, to which he did.
Guttridge and Sgt. Kurtiss Baumgartner instructed the driver and passenger to get out of the vehicle. Once out of the Jeep, the driver was identified as Clancey Comisky and the passenger as Brian Gallegos.
Guttridge observed burned tinfoil, a torch and tooter straw in the vehicle and a passenger in the backseat, who identified himself as Aaron Hubbard. Directly behind Hubbard was a black Glock-brand firearm box.
When he returned to the vehicle, Guttridge found a black box on the middle console, which he said both Comisky and Gallegos had reached for “multiple times” during the traffic stop. Inside the box, Guttridge found more burned foil and two small, clear baggies with a clear crystalline residue. This substance was suspected to be meth. He also found an “almost completely burned small blue pill,” which was suspected to be fentanyl, and two syringes.
Burned foil was found on the floorboard where Hubbard had been sitting, as well as a backpack. After receiving Hubbard’s permission to search the backpack, Guttridge found numerous clean syringes and a torch.
Comisky refused the officer’s request to search the back storage area of the Jeep and declined to answer whether there could be firearms in the vehicle. Dispatch informed Guttridge that Comisky and Gallegos were felons, but Hubbard was not. Dispatch added that Comisky’s driver’s license was revoked. Comisky also reportedly failed to provide proof of insurance.
The vehicle was towed to the Cortez Police Department’s secure lot on suspicion of containing firearms and more controlled substances.
All three men were given a summons. Comisky was cited for owner-operated motor vehicle failing to provide proof of insurance, driving while license revoked, possession of drug paraphernalia and failing to signal 100 feet from a turn.
Gallegos and Hubbard were cited with possessing drug paraphernalia.
