A Grantsville man made his initial appearance in 3rd District Court on Monday after he was arrested for possession of drugs and firearms.
Richard Jeffrey Trapp, 42, is charged with second-degree felony possession with intent to distribute a Class C substance, second-degree felony theft by receiving stolen property, four counts of third-degree felony possession of a firearm by a restricted person and a misdemeanor count of manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
A Tooele City police officer was patrolling the area of 100 East and 400 North at 3:13 p.m. on Dec. 1 when they observed two occupants in a vehicle without seat belts, according to a probable cause statement. During the traffic stop near the intersection of 100 East and Park Avenue, the officer observed a passenger covering something up on the floor of the vehicle with a backpack.
While the officer ran Trapp and the driver’s names for warrants, the driver got out of the vehicle and ran southbound despite commands to stop, the statement said. After other officers arrived, the arresting officer had Trapp exit the vehicle before having him move the backpack and a purse off the floor, revealing a firearm.
Trapp was arrested upon discovery of the firearm and subsequently searched, the statement said. The officer discovered cash in his front pocket, which was found to have a white crystalline substance between the bills once set on the hood of the car.
During an inventory of the vehicle, officers discovered approximately one pound of a white, crystalline substance consistent with methamphetamine inside the same bag as Trapp’s license, the statement said. In the same bag, police found two additional firearms and three additional firearms were found inside the vehicle, including one listed as stolen out of Salt Lake.
During his initial appearance in 3rd District Court, Trapp was assigned no bail by Judge Robert Adkins. He is scheduled to return to court on Jan. 2 at 9 a.m. before Adkins.