Ronald Delaney Lambert
A 65-year-old man pulled over for riding a motorcycle featuring plates that had been expired for 10 years faces a pair of felony charges, as well as several misdemeanors.
Ronald Delaney Lambert was arrested on July 4 for the felonies of Altering a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and possession of a controlled substance (meth). Misdemeanor counts include: possession of less than four ounces of marijuana; no driver’s license; no motorcycle endorsement; expired tags; and no liability insurance.
According to the probable cause affidavit from Arkansas State Police Corporal Britt Clements, Lambert was riding a motorcycle on the Sheid-Hopper Bypass when Clements noticed the tags were expired. A check of databases confirmed the tags had expired back in 2011 and indicated they came from a blue, 1980 Harley Davidson. The motorcycle Lambert was riding was black in color.
Clements initiated a traffic stop and the rider, later identified as Lambert, immediately exited the bike and began approaching him with his hand in his pocket. A search for weapons indicated what could be a pocket knife and a cylinder-type object. Lambert eventually turned over containers with meth and marijuana in them.
After being placed in custody, the trooper questioned Lambert about the motorcycle itself, which Lambert said was a 2004 Harley Davidson. Clements checked the motorcycle and found the VIN number contained only a portion of the normal 17-digit standard for VINs on vehicles manufactured after 1981. The numbers were not in a straight line and appeared to be twisted.
The affidavit says a further search of bike revealed no paperwork that could identify the motorcycle, nor any insurance information. A tamper-proof VIN sticker was removed from the bike. Clements was able to identify Lambert through an expired driver’s license.
Lambert was released the same day on a $10,000 bond.
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