The Arkansas City Police Department arrested a Puerto Rico man Saturday night on suspicion of drug and theft charges following a vehicle stop for impairment.
According to a news release from the ACPD Tuesday, Junior Modesto Bealey Viven, 28, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, was arrested on suspicion of one felony count each of interference with a law enforcement officer, possession of methamphetamine and theft, as well as one misdemeanor count each of driving under the influence (second offense), driving with a suspended driver’s license (third or subsequent offense), no proof of insurance, possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful transport of alcoholic liquor or cereal malt beverage.
Bealey Viven was transported to the Cowley County Jail in Winfield on a bond of $11,100 through Cowley County District Court in Ark City. He remained in custody at the time of this release.
Officers were dispatched at 7:31 p.m. Saturday to the 1400 block of North Summit Street for a report of a stolen beer. The suspect was reported to be driving a silver car bearing a Minnesota license plate.
Police located the suspect’s vehicle pulling out of the Westlake Ace Hardware parking lot and proceeding northbound on North Summit Street.
They observed that the vehicle was traveling slowly.
The car turned west onto West Radio Lane and officers conducted a traffic stop in the Ark Plaza shopping center parking lot to the north of Radio Lane after confirming the identity of the driver.
After making contact with the driver, identified as Bealey Viven, police noted signs of impairment.
When an officer opened the driver’s door, Bealey Viven allegedly grabbed the door and attempted to close it on the officer. He is accused of ignoring voice commands and resisting being handcuffed.
Bealey Viven, who has a criminal history, had to be taken to the ground forcibly, where he continued to resist police. He finally was taken into custody without further incident.
A glass smoking device with crystallized residue, thought to be methamphetamine, was located in the center console of the vehicle.
