LAPWAI, ID A 56-year-old male was arrested on August 10, 2025, by a Nez Perce Tribal Police officer during a routine patrol along U.S. Highway 12 in Orofino. The officer checked the registration of a 2005 Cadillac after noticing a damaged windshield. The driver, identified as Roger Jorgenson, had an active arrest warrant in Nez Perce County, according to the search results.
The officer conducted a traffic stop in the Hayes Food parking lot after verifying Jorgenson’s identity based on a physical description sent by dispatch. Jorgenson gave permission for the car to be searched during the stop. Officers found drug paraphernalia and a trafficking quantity of methamphetamine.
Jorgenson was consequently taken into custody on several accusations, including criminal possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and the Nez Perce County warrant.
For their help in the case, the Nez Perce Tribal Police Department thanked the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office and the Orofino Police Department.
The Nez Perce Tribal Police remind the public as usual that everyone is presumed innocent unless and until they are found guilty in a court of law. The accusations made at the time of Jorgenson’s arrest are reflected in the charges listed.
