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COLLIER SHERIFF

Deputies searching for missing North Naples man

Collier County sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding a 22-year-old North Naples man who has been missing since late Thursday.

Ryan Kiskadden was last seen around 11 p.m. leaving his girlfriend’s residence on Pineland Road in North Naples.

Deputies said there is concern that Kiskadden may harm himself. It was unknown whether Kiskadden got into a vehicle after he left his girlfriend’s residence; he is not the registered owner of an automobile, deputies said.

Deputies said Kiskadden is 6 feet tall, of average build and has brown hair, brown eyes and a goatee.

Anyone with information on Kiskadden’s whereabouts is asked to call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 239.793.9300.

Fort Myers man had drugs in car, authorities say

A traffic stop in North Naples ended in a 26-year-old man’s arrest on felony charges Thursday after Collier County sheriff’s deputies say they found drugs in his car.

Joshua Steven Stutzman of Fort Myers was charged with opium trafficking and possession of narcotic equipment.

Deputies stopped Stutzman in the 1500 block of U.S. 41 N. shortly before 8:30 p.m. because the green Chrysler Stratus he was driving had illegal window tint, the Sheriff’s Office reported.

While speaking to Stutzman deputies smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the car.

During a search of the Stratus deputies found a cigarette package containing 67 Roxycodone pills, a prescription narcotic pain reliever. The pills weighed 8.52 grams and had an estimated value of $670, reports said.

Neither Stutzman nor his passenger had a prescription for the pills, reports said.

The search also turned up a glass marijuana pipe.

Further investigation by deputies revealed Stutzman did not have a valid driver’s license and that there was a warrant for his arrest by another law enforcement agency, deputies said.

Stutzman was also charged with driving without a valid license.

Deputies: Career criminal had crack in car

A man who Collier County sheriff’s deputies say is a career criminal was arrested Thursday after they found crack cocaine in his car, sheriff’s reports said.

Anthony Rivera, 44, 2601 44th St. S.W., Golden Gate, was charged with possession of cocaine and tampering with evidence, both felonies. He is also facing a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest.

Rivera was harassing guests outside the Red Roof Inn, 1925 Davis Blvd., East Naples, the Sheriff’s Office reported. He was not a guest at the hotel.

Rivera was sweating profusely and exhibiting signs of possible drug use, reports said. He gave deputies permission to search his car.

The search turned up three pieces of crack cocaine, deputies said.

The Sheriff’s Office described Rivera as a documented career criminal in Collier County.

Battery arrests

• Wilber Ayala Romen, 28, 720 Crestview Circle, No. 104, Immokalee, was arrested Thursday at 420 Alachua St. He was charged with striking the stomach of Jose Alonzo with a piece of wood, and threatening to kill him.

• Ronald E. Heron, 26, 14995 Coastal Bay Circle, No. 11203, Golden Gate Estates, was arrested Thursday at home. He was charged with smacking the thigh of his 6-month-old son, Elijah Z. Heron, and pushing his girlfriend, Kerine Smith, into a wall.

Grand theft arrest

Jacob C. Thress, 18, 5045 Teak Wood Drive, Golden Gate Estates, was arrested Thursday at 776 Vanderbilt Beach Road. He was charged with breaking into a car owned by Tara Stack, and stealing her compact discs and her wallet, containing her driver license and debit card.

DUI arrests

• Glenn Samson Tiger, 26, 54235 U.S. 41 E., Ochopee, was arrested Thursday at the intersection of East Main Street and North First Street in Immokalee.

• Mary A. Hardman, 47, 1299 Frank Whiteman Boulevard, Naples, was arrested Thursday at the intersection of Frank Whiteman Boulevard and 14th Street North. She was also charged with two counts of DUI accompanied by someone 18 years or younger.

• Jennifer Marie Pletnick, 21, 1483 Vintage Lane, East Naples, was arrested Thursday at 1250 Pine Ridge Road.

NAPLES POLICE

DUI arrest

• Michael Francis Bette, 71, 7515 Pelican Bay Blvd., Golden Gate Estates, was arrested Thursday at 3650 Ninth St. N.

Police Beat is compiled and written by the Naples Daily News staff from oral and written reports by Naples police, Collier Sheriff‘s Office, Marco police and other agencies. Arrests indicate suspicion of crime, not guilt. To report a crime or suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Naples Police and Fire Department at 213-4844, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 774-4434 or the Marco Island Police Department at 389-5050.