Man swears at judge after being charged with meth trafficking amid search for “suspicious devices”

Abel Oliveras | Madison County Jail

REXBURG — A 53-year-old man was arrested aft constabulary opportunity they recovered methamphetamine successful his car while searching it for suspicious devices. He later yelled profanities astatine a judge aft learning astir nan allegations.

Abel Oliveras is charged pinch felony trafficking methamphetamine. He is accused successful different lawsuit of felony bringing awesome contraband into a correctional facility.

According to tribunal documents, connected Sept 15, Oliveras reportedly brought liquid methamphetamine into nan jailhouse wrong a interaction lens lawsuit to effort to present it to different inmate. This occurred conscionable days aft posting enslaved himself.

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On Monday astir 4:15 p.m., Rexburg Police Officers performed a postulation extremity connected a achromatic 2002 Ford F-150 aft an automatic sheet scholar alerted officers that nan motortruck was fishy “of imaginable supplier trafficking,” according to tribunal documents.

An serviceman reportedly saw nan motortruck speeding connected West Main Street and pulled nan driver over.

Rexburg Police Department Assistant Chief Gary Hagen confirmed to EastIdahoNews.com that nan driver was identified arsenic Oliveras.

Officers reportedly recovered 2 “suspicious devices” successful nan car during nan postulation stop. Police past asked nan nationalist to debar nan area while they continued investigating.

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Officers later confirmed location were nary explosive devices successful nan truck, but opportunity they recovered “commercial mortars that were altered and removed from nan original tubes and past taped up pinch agelong fuses.”

However, aft a K9 serviceman performed a free aerial sniff of nan truck, officers opportunity they recovered “205 mililiters of liquid methamphetamine successful a Coca-Cola can, 231.5 milliliters of liquid methamphetamine successful a Sprite bottle, and 4.32 grams of crystal methamphetamine” wrong nan truck.

Police besides discovered Oliveras was reportedly driving pinch a suspended license. He was past arrested and booked into nan Madison County Jail.

During his arraignment via Zoom successful beforehand of Magistrate Judge Steven Gardner connected Tuesday, Oliveras seemingly mislaid his temper, making comments that Gardner said did not thief his cause.

Listen to nan audio from nan proceeding successful nan subordinate above.

According to nan tribunal audio, erstwhile asked if Oliveras understood his charges, he replied, “I understand that nan detective is beautiful crooked.”

When asked if he understood his authorities successful nan case, Oliveras stated, “No, my authorities person been violated truthful galore times.”

Oliveras many times yelled profanities astatine nan judge, including that nan meth trafficking complaint was “bulls***.”

“I’m not going to beryllium here, and guidelines here,” said Oliveras. “When you guys f****** telling maine each of this bulls*** that I’m not moreover f****** doing.”

After being excused and told that hasn’t “helped your origin pinch your connection today,” Oliveras told Gardner, “I’ll get pinch my attorney, you get pinch your wife.”

Oliveras is scheduled for a preliminary proceeding connected Oct. 2. If convicted, he could look up to life successful prison.

Though Oliveras has been charged pinch these crimes, this does not needfully mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until proven guilty.