Former Jefferson County Prosecutor Robin Dunn arrested on drug charges – East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS — A former Jefferson County Prosecutor who at present serves because the Metropolis Lawyer for Roberts and Ririe was arrested Saturday night time in Idaho Falls on drug expenses.

Robin Dunn, 67, was booked into the Bonneville County Jail for felony possession of a managed substance and two misdemeanor counts of possession of a managed substance.

Officers have been referred to as to the Shari’s parking zone on West Broadway Avenue round 8:45 p.m. for a report of a girl within the driver’s seat of a automobile who appeared below the affect and unsafe to drive, Idaho Falls Police Division spokeswoman Jessica Clements tells EastIdahoNews.com.

Police arrived on the restaurant and located the automotive working with keys within the ignition and two folks inside.

“An Idaho Falls Police K9 skilled and licensed in narcotics detection performed a free air sniff of the automobile and positively indicated the presence narcotics contained in the automobile,” Clements says. “The occupants have been each detained at the moment.”

Dunn, the passenger within the automobile, was in possession of roughly 60 counterfeit capsules generally often known as “soiled thirties” which include fentanyl, in line with Clements. He additionally allegedly had eight Xanax capsules and 4 Alprazolam capsules, that are managed substances and require a prescription.

Dunn is the Metropolis Lawyer for Roberts and Ririe. He served because the Rigby Metropolis Lawyer for almost three a long time earlier than stepping down on the finish of final yr to “redirect his profession,” The Jefferson Star reported.

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He labored because the Jefferson County Prosecuting Lawyer for 34 years earlier than retiring in 2016.

The lady within the driver’s seat has not been charged. Dunn remained within the Bonneville County Jail as of Sunday morning. He’s anticipated to look in court docket on the drug expenses this week.