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Information from an interview with an arrestee led to charges against a rural Alva resident who was already being investigated regarding illegal drugs.

On May 20 in a post-Miranda-rights interview a man arrested on a warrant from another county admitted he had recently purchased methamphetamine from Jason Scott Smith and had distributed methamphetamine for Smith.

On the same date, Alva Police Officer John Caviness told Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale that since April he has been conducting an investigation involving Smith and the distribution of controlled dangerous substances. Caviness said he received information from a confidential informant (CI) that Smith regularly travels out of town to purchase approximately a quarter of a pound of methamphetamine, returns to Woods County and distributes the meth to users.

Undersheriff Dale obtained a search warrant for the phone of the man arrested A search of the phone revealed numerous electronic communications to multiple known drug users discussing the sale and purchase of methamphetamine.

On May 23, Jason Scott Smith, 26, of Alva was charged with violation of Oklahoma statute via computer, a felony, for unlawfully communicating with cell phone, a computer system, for the purpose of using such access to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine.

Search Warrant

On May 23 at 3:30 p.m. a search warrant was executed by the Woods County Sheriff’s Office, Alva Police Department and Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs at the residence and property at 31367 Kay Rd. At the time of the execution of the warrant, Smith was located in an outbuilding and Kambrie Rae Nash was inside the residence.

Among items found at the residence were smoking pipes with residue, a smartphone, two flash drives, four SIM cards, several items of identification for Smith, spoons with residue, a lighter with residue, a razor blade with residue, and a wallet with $425 and Smith’s ID card. Located in the shed where Smith was taken into custody was a box containing a plastic jar with two ends containing a liquid that field tested positive for methamphetamine, a plastic baggie containing methamphetamine, a plastic hose, a plastic end with residue and a sandwich bag containing four glass pipes.

During a post-Miranda-rights interview, Nash stated that she did not know where Smith was located but knew he had not been on the property all day and was at work. She denied ownership of anything in the residence and stated she had only been there for a few days.

During a post-Miranda-rights interview Smith admitted to driving to a location out of Woods County weekly where he would purchase a large quantity of methamphetamine and bring it back to his residence to distribute it. Smith told Undersheriff Dale in the last six months he had made 15–20 trips to purchase meth. He admitted to using meth earlier in the day and possessing meth in his residence and in the outbuildings.

Both Smith and Nash were placed under arrest and transported to the Woods County Sheriff’s Office to complete the book in process.

The next morning, May 24, Dale received information from a CI who said he knew Smith kept controlled substances in the walls of an outbuilding on the Schultz Ranch. The CI said Smith intended on bonding Nash out of jail so she could take meth to Texas and sell it to bond him out of jail.

Dale spoke to Clark Schultz, owner of the Schultz Ranch, and explained he had information that Smith had more controlled substances on his property. He asked Schultz to meet him at his property and give permission to search his shed, which he granted.

About 10 a.m. Dale met with Schultz who again gave permission to search his shed. Dale and Alva Police Officer Caviness located a sock tied to a piece of cable which was suspended from a beam in the shed behind a tin wall. Inside the sock were a digital scale, a metal spoon with residue, a cut straw with residue, a plastic baggie containing 23 empty jeweler style baggies and one baggie with 11 individual baggies of meth with a combined weight of about 23.47 grams. Also in the sock was a plastic container with seven individual baggies of meth with a total weight of approximately 26.23 grams. The total of meth was 49.7 grams.

Jason Scott Smith, 26, of Alva has been charged with aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs, a felony. This crime is punishable by mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment for a term of 15 years of which the person shall serve 85 percent before being eligible for parole consideration or any earned credits and a fine of $25,000 to $200,000.

Smith is also charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor.

Kambrie Rae Nash, 25, of Overton, Nebraska, has also been charged with aggravated trafficking in illegal drugs, a felony, and a misdemeanor of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.