Animal cruelty
Liberty Lake, WA (US)

Incident Date: Friday, Mar 31, 2006
County: Spokane

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: David Leestma

On April 6, Karen Leestma called officers to her house at 17 N. Garry Road. She said her son was using drugs and was about to leave the house in a black 2000 GMC Sonoma, according to arrest reports.

On the way to the house, officers discovered David Leestma, 23, had an arrest warrant on animal cruelty charges.

According to reports, three Liberty Lake police officers entered the home and went into the basement, where they found David Leestma standing in a bathroom. After a struggle, officers arrested him and found dozens of drug-related items in the bathroom and a variety of prescription and illegal drugs, including Ecstasy, cocaine and heroin, as well as methadone, Xanax and hydrocodone, reports said.

Officers also found 133 syringes and several spoons, pipes and prescription receipts, police said.

David Leestma was booked into the Spokane County Jail and is awaiting several drug-related charges, according to the police reports.

References

• Spokane-Review - April 11, 2006

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