Disturbance call leads to drug arrest

Maricopa Police responded to domestic disturbance call Thursday and instead arrested Boyd W. Monday Jr. on suspicion of possession of a dangerous drug (methamphetamine), possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Officers were called to a residence on West Chambers Road about 2:05 p.m. Upon arriving officers were granted access to the home by a roommate. Police noted the strong odor of burnt marijuana and located Monday in the master bedroom with “numerous items of marijuana and methamphetamine related drug paraphernalia and usable quantities of marijuana.  All in plain view in the bedroom,” according to a MPD probable cause statement.

According to police documents, “Monday admitted to having a meth-pipe and marijuana on his person. Police recovered a smoking pipe with methamphetamine residue, a bag containing a usable quantity of marijuana (approx. 2.4 grams) and another bag containing a usable quantity of methamphetamine (approx. 0.7 gram) from Monday’s pockets of his shorts.”

Monday admitted ownership of the items and the drugs, according to police. Both the marijuana and methamphetamine field-tested positive as illicit drugs.

As far as the domestic call that triggered the police response, the statement reads, “The investigation revealed the domestic disturbance involved Monday and his pregnant live-in girlfriend that consisted of mutual arguing, yelling and pushing.”