Grants Police Department arrested Jeanette Jaramillo of Grants twice this week, both times on the alleged charge of trespassing. When she was arrested on August 20, officers allegedly found fentanyl in her pocket.
On Tuesday, August 15, Grants police officers responded to a call regarding a trespassing incident at a residence located on Anderman Street in Grants, New Mexico. According to a police report, a female identified as Jeanette Jaramillo was reported to be on the property, where she was not authorized to be. The homeowner told police that Jaramillo had been told not to return to the property. The report states officers discovered Jaramillo crouched next to a vehicle on the property. She was detected and arrested, then transported to the Grants Police Department before being transferred to Cibola County Correctional Center in the Village of Milan for incarceration.
After leaving jail, on Sunday, August 20, Grants officers responded to a similar report of trespassing at the same residence on Anderman Street. Grants officers spoke with the homeowner, who is identified in this police report as the mother of Jaramillo. She informed police that her daughter was on the property once again, despite being previously warned by officers not to return. Officers placed Jaramillo under arrest for trespassing.
Grants police officers secured a warrant and began a search of Jaramillo's belongings. The search led to the discovery of a small bag containing seven blue pills marked with the letter 'M', surrounded by a square, believed to be fentanyl. Additionally, aluminum foil sheets with burn marks were found in her possession, police officers note in their report that these materials are commonly used for smoking fentanyl. Jaramillo was taken into custody and later transported to CCCC for incarceration.
In the American judicial system, all charges are only obligations until proven otherwise in a court of law.
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