TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN ACCUSED OF DRIVING WHILE HIGH

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested last week, accused of driving while high on drugs. About 1:30 p.m. Thursday, October 15, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a motorcycle for vehicle code violations near Split Rock Avenue and El Paseo Drive. The deputy saw the rider, Chad O’Connor, 36, operating the off-highway dirt bike without a helmet on city streets. The deputy suspected that O’Connor was riding under the influence of drugs and conducted a field sobriety test. O’Conner is on parole, and during a search, the deputy found suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia. Chad O’Connor was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence, booked into the Morongo Basin Jail, and was held without bail for his parole violation.