A Redding probationer faces felony charges for drug possession due to recent changes from Proposition 36. Wednesday morning Redding Police saw 46-year-old Joshua Payne leaving a house and they stopped him on Placer Street. He’s subject to search because of his probation, and officers reported finding 2 bags of Methamphetamine. Payne’s home was then searched, reportedly turning up a shotgun and ammunition. Payne is in jail on $102,000 bail.
-Steve Gibson