Police Division

February 23, 2021 Press Release

On February 22, 2021, at 11:21 a.m., Norfolk Police were called to a hotel room in the 1200 block of S. 13th Street.  A Nebraska State Probation officer was conducting a probation search and they had requested additional assistance.  During the search, the probation officers recovered a small plastic baggie containing a white crystalline substance, and two syringes.  The substance tested positive for methamphetamine.  The probationer, and resident of the room, was Thaaos J. Sandoval, 26, of Norfolk.  He was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.  Another person staying in the room was Susan R. Branham, 40, of Norfolk. She was also arrested for possession of a controlled substance.  Both were housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.