REDDING, Calif. — Redding Police Department Bike Team officers arrested a woman suspected of transporting fentanyl from the Sacramento area to Redding following a month-long investigation. Sarah Jean Pearson, 48, of Rancho Cordova, was taken into custody on Oct. 14, 2026.
According to the Redding Police Department, officers with the Bike Team and Neighborhood Police Unit began investigating Pearson after receiving information she may have been bringing fentanyl into the area. Over the course of the month-long investigation, officers confirmed Pearson was traveling to Redding several times per week before returning to her residence in the Sacramento area.
On Oct. 14, 2026, officers located Pearson driving northbound on Interstate 5 and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, she obstructed officers in their investigation…