Traffic stop leads to heroin arrests

A Montana man and woman were booked into Kootenai County jail Wednesday after sheriff’s deputies found heroin and other drugs in their possession following a traffic stop.

Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies pulled over the vehicle driven by Alyza R. Hawk, 23, of Pablo, Mont. around noon on Interstate 90 at milepost 17, the Mullan Trail Road exit. The deputies learned Hawk was driving on a suspended license and discovered her passenger, David. A. Kallowat, 32, also of Pablo, was wanted on a felony warrant out of Polson, Mont., for possession of dangerous drugs and a probation violation warrant in Bonneville County, Idaho.

Hawk was arrested for her suspended license and no proof of insurance. Illegal drugs were then located in her pockets, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies searched the vehicle and found 2 ounces of heroin, hydrocodone, marijuana, paraphernalia, and a large amount of U.S. currency.

After being arrested for his warrants and the drugs in the car, additional heroin was located hidden in Kallowat’s clothes while being booked in the jail. He was also arrested for trafficking heroin, possession of heroin, introducing contraband into a jail, and possession of paraphernalia.

Additional arrest charges for Hawk were added, including: trafficking heroin, possession of hydrocodone, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.