Opinion ID: 2034906
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Heading: Prior Drug Arrest

Text: An individual's criminal history may be a relevant factor when determining whether an officer has reasonable suspicion to detain an individual. [28] In Lee, this court held that the officers' awareness that the motorist had unspecified `prior drug arrests' could be considered as a part of the totality of the circumstances in determining whether there was a reasonable, articulable suspicion which would warrant continued detention pending the arrival of a drug detection dog. [29] In this case, Louthan admitted to Bauer that he had been arrested for possession of methamphetamine in September 2006, approximately 3 months prior to the traffic stop, and that he had last used methamphetamine at that time. We conclude that this information was properly considered by the district court in its reasonable suspicion analysis.