A pair of Canyon Country residents were arrested after deputies found alleged drugs and stolen checks in their vehicle during a routine traffic stop Sunday.

Around 6:15 a.m. Sunday, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a code violation near Crossglade and Stillmore Streets in Canyon Country, said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

“Upon contacting the vehicle’s occupants, an adult female and an adult male, deputies observed narcotics and drug paraphernalia in plain view,” Miller said. 

When deputies searched their vehicle, they recovered methamphetamine, loaded syringes, and a used nitrous oxide tank, according to Sheriff’s officials.

“They also located multiple pieces of mail and pre-signed checks not belonging to either suspect,” Miller added.

The driver, Brittany Longnecker, 36, and Ronald Ausborne, 31, both from Canyon Country were arrested on charges of felony identity theft, and misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, Miller said.

Longnecker, who has prior drug-related convictions, was additionally charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with priors.

Both suspects were transported and booked at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

Ausborne was cited and released with a future court date.

Longnecker remains in custody without bail.

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