Two people in Joshua Tree were arrested for investigation into numerous drug charges after a child ingested psychedelic mushrooms.
On Tuesday (January 7) at around 6:00 a.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a 14 year-old boy who had ingested psilocybin mushrooms. The boy was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
As part of their investigation into the circumstances of the hospitalization, deputies discovered that the boy’s father, identified as Jarek Hawksley, a 40 year-old resident of San Clemente, and his girlfriend, identified as Rachel Kolb, a 39 year-old resident of Joshua Tree, were running a mushroom cultivation operation in the 2500 block of Desert Shadow Road in Joshua Tree.
Deputies, along with the Sheriff’s Marijuana Enforcement Team, conducted a search warrant on the property, where they say they discovered multiple firearms, more than 1000 rounds of ammunition, ecstacy pills, marijuana plants, 80 pounds of suspected psilocybin mushrooms, a scale, and currency. Both Hawksley and Kolb were taken into custody.
Jarek Hawksley and Rachel Kolb was arrested for investigation into child abuse with the possibility of great bodily injury, and numerous drug charges related to cultivating, transportation and sales of controlled substances. Hawksley has been released on bail, and Kolb is being held at the West Valley Detention on $100,000 bail.
