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Sheriff's office arrests four on narcotics charges

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The Elmore County Sheriff's Office made four arrests when they executed a Narcotic's Search Warrant at 595 W. 5th North St., apartment #9, in Mountain Home, on Dec. 12.

Detectives had received information concerning suspicious activity at the apartment for the last two months.

The four arrested were identified as Susan Lynn Brooks, Allen R. Sims, Richard L. Johnson and Bryan L. Larrea. Charges ranged from possession of a controlled substance to frequenting a place where drugs are used. All of the individuals were arraigned in Elmore County court Monday.

Detectives said they could make additional arrests as the investigation continues.

The Elmore County Sheriff's Office detectives "credit the citizens of our community with providing the department with information.

"We need people to call the Sheriff's Office or the Police Department when they suspect drug activity," Capt. Mike Barclay said. " A lot of the information provided can be anonymous. We do want to stress that these investigations take time. But the results are worth citizens calling and reporting it."

Sheriff Rick Layher suggests that if a person has an addiction problem or needs assistance they should seek some type of outpatient help or contact the Sheriff's Office before they become the center of a narcotic's investigation. The Sheriff's Office has phone numbers of resources that are available to individuals that have addiction problems. Layher stressed that a person or persons who become involved in a narcotics investigation "will be incarcerated rather than rehabilitated. There comes a point when that you can offer help to someone before they get into trouble, but once they get into trouble, we as law enforcement, have to take action and that person needs to be held accountable for their actions," he said.

Any person who has any type of drug information should contact Sheriff Rick Layher or Capt. Mike Barclay at 587-2100. "You can remain anonymous. A lot of anonymous information that comes in results in very good investigations, so don't think that your information is not important," Barclay said.

Any civic organization that would like a representative from the Sheriff's Office to talk about drug trends is encouraged to contact the sheriff.

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  • Rick should take his own advice. People should be accountable for their actions including his son. His son should seek help instead of trying to do it himself which we all know that, that doesn't work. Same old Rick, no change for the next 4 years.

    -- Posted by WhatUknow on Wed, Dec 17, 2008, at 10:57 AM

  • I am happy with the response to drug problems in our community by the Police Department and the Sheriff's Office. WhatUKnow's comment makes little sense other than this person obviously has a bone to pick with the Sheriff. "IF" the Sheriff's son has a problem, it would be up to him to seek help. Help cannot be forced onto someone and have any lasting, positive effect.

    -- Posted by txplnt on Thu, Dec 18, 2008, at 2:30 PM

  • Susan Brooks is my mother and has been doing meth since I was around 6, I am now 23. What bothers me the most is that the town or Mountain Home being the 3rd for meth use in the United States has no rehabilitation centers nor a counsoler to talk to for help with their addiction. I have watched my mother get deeper and deeper into drugs and there is no help for her. All they can do is arrest her and put her in jail and how is that going to help? Yah it will take her off the drugs for the time she is in jail, but what happens when she gets out? She will go right back to it because there is no help for her. We can't put every drug user in Mountain Home in jail... we NEED a rehab center!!! And as for Lahyer's comment on for them getting help before it gets to that point he knows who needs help including his son and should help the city of Mountain Home by creating somewhere for drug users to go besides making phone calls. For some people a phone call does not help because the cost of rehab is insanely expensive and far away and they don't offer any REAL help. The town of Mountain Home needs something soon if we want to help our friends and family... I am sure that anyone reading this knows someoone in this town on drugs. Lets help the people you know not put them in jail.

    -- Posted by ChristaBrooks on Thu, Dec 18, 2008, at 11:57 PM

  • Why is it up to those that pay taxes to pay for "help" for drug addicts? Everyone makes decisions in life and some of those are good and some of those are bad. I as a taxpayer already pay for the legal defense of illegal aliens, we pay to house them in our jails, we pay to deport them only to have them come back, we pay for kids that are not ours (food stamps, health insurance, WIC, etc.). Why do I have to pay for drug rehab for people in the community that messed up their lives and the lives of their family and children? Drug use, while being an illness, was a CHOICE. It is not the job of the taxpayers to support every addict through years and years of failed interventions. If you want help for your mom, call the show "Intervention" and maybe they will take her on. The taxpayers have more than enough to pay for these days without another welfare system for addicts. Maybe jail is the best place for her. If she cannot dry out there and get clean...she will NOT do it in rehab either. My dad is a drunk---I know how it works and how it feels when they continue to "use." When she hits bottom...maybe (big maybe)she will get sober. It is not the taxpayers problem. Maybe get a job and get health insurance just like the rest of us do. Sorry, the disease was a choice. She could have said no. As her child, I feel bad for you. I can only hope you will stay away from the stuff yourself and not go down the same path. People have to figure out now how to feed their family and pay the mortgage, this is not the time for MORE taxes. Sorry.

    Your mom needs to "own" her hand in the mess before she will ever be able to be sober. It is not the job of the sheriff to provide help to addicts (other than a list of numbers to call). This is where family comes in. I am not a big fan of the sheriff. However, his job is to put the "bad" guys in jail and collect the evidence so the charges "stick" when they go to trial. It is not his job to make help "affordable" or "easy" for your mom. Things in life that are worth it do not come easy.

    -- Posted by OpinionMissy on Mon, Dec 22, 2008, at 1:23 PM

  • It sounds like what you are talking about is a "taxpayer funded" Rehab Center. If a person addicted to anything wants help, they will do anything they can to get it - if they truly want it. For some people the term "Rehab Center" carries with it the guarantee that anyone entering this facility will automatically be fixed upon exit. Unfortunately, this is so not true. I agree that something needs to be done, but taxpayers having to pay the bill for people choosing to become addicted to these substances just doesn't cut it for me. If the addict has the money to pay for meth or any other drug, they should be able to find the funds to pay for treatment, if they really want it. By the way, treatment is available in Boise and in Gooding at the Walker Center. The caveat is that it is not a free ride for the addict - they have to pay for it just like they pay for their drugs.

    -- Posted by txplnt on Mon, Dec 22, 2008, at 1:29 PM
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    I think a rehab center is needed. Maybe if we vote to dissolve the WECRD, those monies can be used for something along this line. I do agree that a center is needed for addicts of both alchol and drugs but like the Walker Center, those that need it should pay for it just like they pay for their addiction.

    As for Mr. Layher and some of his croonies, that is a different topic. While his son is grown and makes his own chioces, Mr. Layher does not help but instead enables his son. I say try some tough love for a chance and treat him just like any other criminal that is caught Mr. Layher. I do not have a bone to pick with Sherriff Layher but I do have a bone to pick when Mr. Layher abuses his position.

    -- Posted by B Mullen on Tue, Dec 23, 2008, at 6:21 AM

  • Well put OpinionMissy. I agree if they have a drug propblem it is their responsibility to seek help and to pay for it. There are grants that the government will fund for things such as rehabilitative centers and I am sure the County Commissioners and those involved in politics already know this information. They just need to submit a proposal and get thru the red tape. If Mountain Home is approved for the grant, and they build a rehab center, it should be the addicts responsiblity to pay for the overhead cost of utillizing the facility.

    -- Posted by justanotheropinion on Wed, Dec 31, 2008, at 9:54 AM

  • Thanks for the info ,,!!

    I also found more info at this other site , it seems they can also help. They make it easier to find an appropriate drug treatment at www.drug-rehab.ca/detoxcenters.htm that is best suited for the individual and/or the family's needs.

    -- Posted by KenS on Sat, Jan 3, 2009, at 9:38 AM
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