Opinion ID: 1762576
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Text: The facts given in this case are taken from Little Rock Police Detective Greg Siegler's affidavit supporting a search warrant. A confidential informant told Siegler that Hester was manufacturing methamphetamine at Hester's residence located at 4330 Highway 165, in North Little Rock. The informant told Siegler that he observed glassware and several chemicals inside the residence on January 27, 2002, and that two empty apartments located directly behind the residence contained components and chemicals to manufacture methamphetamine. Acting on this information, Siegler and other Little Rock police officers, along with members of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department Narcotics detail and members of the North Little Rock Police Department, went to Hester's residence on January 29, 2002, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Siegler stated that while at the residence, detectives smelled a strong chemical odor coming from the residence and the two vacant apartments at the rear of the house. Siegler and other officers knocked on the front door of the residence, and Hester answered. The officers requested Hester's consent to search the residence, and Hester refused. After Hester refused consent to search, the scene was secured, and Hester was not allowed to go back into his home for some four hours while the police obtained a search warrant. Kim Moore was also at the residence. When Hester answered the door, Moore exited the residence and began talking to Detective Ken Blankenship of the Little Rock Police Department. According to Siegler, Moore told Blankenship that she had arrived at Hester's residence earlier in the day and that she and Hester had smoked methamphetamine while they were inside the home. Siegler also stated that Moore said she saw inside the house approximately one-half gram of methamphetamine, numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia, and a large chemical can. Based on this information, District Judge Lee Munson issued a search warrant that authorized a search of the residence, curtilage and vehicles located at 4330 Hwy. 165, 4330 Hwy. 165, Apartment `A,' and 4330 Hwy. 165, Apartment `B,' North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and occupied by Jimmy Hester. Siegler and other law enforcement officers executed the warrant at approximately 3:30 p.m., on January 29, 2002; they seized methamphetamine, pseudoephedrine, and various items of drug paraphernalia.