NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Testimony during a preliminary hearing this week at the Harbor Justice Center raised questions about evidence documentation and the lack of corroborating footage in a case involving alleged possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl discovered after the accused person was transported between facilities.
The hearing took place before Judge Gregg L. Prickett, where three Newport Beach police officers testified about transporting the accused from Newport Beach Jail to Orange County Jail following an earlier arrest connected to activity at a high-end retail store identified in court as Neiman Marcus.
According to testimony, one of the officers said that after arriving on scene and seeing the accused being detained, a small baggy containing an illegal substance, later believed to be methamphetamine and fentanyl, was found during the initial search at the scene. The officer further claimed the accused acknowledged the drugs at the scene…