IDAHO FALLS — Authorities discovered drugs and a handgun on a woman who attempted to flee following an early morning traffic stop on Monday.
Tyra D. Castillo, 39, was arrested for multiple felony crimes, according to an Idaho Falls Police news release.
Police reports show officers observed a Chevrolet Tahoe with stolen license plates pull into the Winco parking lot around 12:08 a.m. Officers stopped and spoke with Castillo, who was driving the vehicle. She then started fighting with police, and attempted to flee on foot. Officers stunned Castillo with a Taser.
Castillo was found in possession of a Beretta 9mm handgun, psilocybin mushrooms, a scale and syringes.
The Idaho Falls woman was booked into the Bonneville County Jail for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of stolen property, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and carrying a concealed weapon.
The passenger, 27‐year‐old Taisha A. Thompson of Bonneville County, was also arrested for an Idaho Falls and Bonneville County warrant.
Castillo is held on a $25,000 bond.
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