Fallon youth umpire arrested on drug charges

A former Fallon Youth Baseball league umpire was arrested on Tuesday on a warrant for a number of drug charges.

John Jefferson King II, 47, is charged with three counts of attempt or commission of an unauthorized act relating to a controlled or counterfeit substance at or near a school, school bus stop or recreational facilities for minors in public. He is accused of selling methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of Millennium Park three times in 2008 " Nov. 20, Nov. 21 and Dec. 17.

The three drug selling charges are Class B felonies, each punishable by one to six years in the Nevada State Prison and a fine not to exceed $20,000.

The Fallon resident waived his preliminary hearing in his initial appearance in Justice Court on Thursday and will be arraigned in district court on Tuesday.

King also was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. The criminal complaint states King on Jan. 28 was in possession of a glass methamphetamine pipe with the intent to use it.

The possession of drug paraphernalia is a misdemeanor, and King, if convicted on this charge, could be sentenced up to six months in the county jail.

King is being held in the Churchill County Jail on a bail of $45,000.

The Fallon man had served as umpire in chief for several years for the local Babe Ruth program.

This is not the first time King has been in trouble with the law.

Churchill County Justice court records show that he was convicted on a grand larceny charge on June, 24, 1999, and was given a suspended sentence of one year to 32 months.

After violating his probation twice, King was sent to prison to serve the original sentence on Nov. 7, 2000.

He also has three misdemeanor driving under the influence convictions over a nine-year period from 1995 to 2004 and was arrested Aug. 1, 2008, for contempt from a DUI case.

King was previously arrested on June 20, 2007, on another contempt charge for failing to pay a fine.