Father and Son May Face Drug and Fraud Charges

A father and son who Loma Linda Police said were in possession of marijuana and counterfeit checks were arrested Sunday.

Anthony Fields, Sr., 50, and Anthony Fields, Jr., 26, were taken into custody at 10:21 a.m. at their Loma Linda home in the 25200 block of Van Leueven Street by officers making a probation compliance check.

Both men were on active felony probation, authorities said. Fields, Jr., had recently been released from the county jail following an arrest for a felony possession of marijuana for sales.

During a search of the home, officers said they found that Fields Jr. was cultivating marijuana in his bedroom. Officials said they also found items used for sales of marijuana and suspect that Fields Jr. was providing marijuana to others.

A search of Fields Sr. bedroom turned up evidence that he was in the process of making counterfeit checks, counterfeit paycheck stubs, and counterfeit IRS returns, officers said.

Both were booked into the Central Detention Center.  Fields Jr. is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.  Fields Sr. is being held without bail pending a violation of probation. Both were scheduled for court today.