RIGGINS, ID – A routine patrol by the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office resulted in a felony drug arrest on the evening of June 25, 2025.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, a deputy observed a suspiciously parked vehicle in a lot currently used by a road construction crew along Big Salmon Road near Riggins. After stopping to make consensual contact with the driver, the deputy reportedly saw drug paraphernalia in plain view inside the vehicle.

The driver, identified as 29-year-old Brian Henderson, was taken into custody on multiple charges. He faces felony possession of methamphetamine, as well as misdemeanor charges for possession of paraphernalia and being under the influence of a controlled substance in a public place.

Authorities noted that all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.