Drugs, weapons among PCSO arrests

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Sanai Munoz, 24, of Phoenix, faces multiple drug charges after being arrested in Maricopa by the Pinal County Sheriff's Office Thursday.

Munoz was stopped on State Route 347 at Farrell Road at 12:38 p.m. after apparently trying to flee. He is charged with marijuana possession for use, marijuana possession for sale, transport of marijuana, false reporting to law enforcement and unlawful flight from law enforcement.

His bond was set at $100,000. Munoz has a preliminary hearing in Judge Lyle Riggs’ Justice Court on June 12.

Less than an hour later, two men without stated addresses were stopped on White & Parker Road and both were arrested.

Lionel Armenta Chavez, 31, is charged with possession of a weapon by a prohibited person and possession of dangerous drugs. Omar Rodriguez Cerna, 44, has also been charged with possession of dangerous drugs.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.