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Judge reserves ruling after suppression hearing in Aragon case; officers testify about traffic stop and vehicle search
Summary
Judge Stephanie Boyd heard testimony and argument on a motion to suppress evidence seized in a January 25, 2025 traffic stop; officers testified they found a white rocky substance in the vehicle's headliner after a passenger told officers there were drugs in the vehicle.
Judge Stephanie Boyd heard arguments and testimony on a defense motion to suppress evidence seized during a January 25, 2025 traffic stop in State v. Gary Dean Aragon (SAPD case 25016413). The court heard direct testimony from Officer Richard Vega and Officer Joshua Permiano and heard cross-examination by defense counsel before reserving ruling.
Officer Richard Vega testified that while patrolling the South Side he observed an Escalade travelling to and from several motels he associated with narcotics and prostitution activity (he named the Evergreen Motel and the Royal Inn), ran the vehicle's plates and found the registration was expired, and then initiated a traffic stop. Vega said he believed the vehicle's movements and the location were…
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