ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 2019, AT 10:02 PM, THE PALO ALTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED AUSTIN MAMMEN (20) OF AYRSHIRE ON VALID PALO ALTO COUNTY WARRANTS POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA= SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR AND POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE= SERIOUS MISDEMEANOR. THE TOTAL BOND FOR POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WAS SET AT $1,200.00 CASH ONLY. THE TOTAL BOND FOR POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA WAS SET AT $500.00 UNSECURED SIGNATURE BOND.
MAMMEN WAS TRANSPORTED, WITHOUT INCIDENT TO THE PALO ALTO COUNTY JAIL. MAMMEN WAS NOT ABLE TO POST BOND AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BOOKED IN TO AWAIT HIS INITIAL APPEARANCE BEFORE A MAGISTRATE.
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