{"id":398459,"date":"2026-07-14T22:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/398459\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:10:43","slug":"san-francisco-rideshare-passenger-arrested-over-26k-brick-of-meth-left-in-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/398459\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco rideshare passenger arrested over $26K brick of meth left in car"},"content":{"rendered":"

A forgetful rideshare passenger in San Francisco<\/a> left a massive stash of meth behind in his cab \u2014 leading police to bust the absent-minded drug carrier, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The suspect\u2019s driver flagged down officers in the city\u2019s Union Square neighborhood around 2 p.m. to flag the discovery in a backpack left inside the vehicle, according to SF Police Department. <\/p>\n

The meth had a stunning street value of roughly $26,625. San Francisco PD<\/p>\n

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Surprised officers assigned to the city\u2019s notoriously crime-ridden Tenderloin area searched the pack and found a \u201clarge amount\u201d of suspected methamphetamine<\/a>, police said. It turned out to be 355 grams, or more than three-quarters of a pound, of the drug.<\/p>\n

The meth had a stunning street value of roughly $26,625. A gram of methamphetamine<\/a> \u00a0goes for about $75 in San Francisco, according to the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n

Quick-thinking cops then hatched a plan to work with the driver to arrange the return of the backpack to the passenger at a motel where the suspect was staying.<\/p>\n

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The driver reported the unusual left-behind item to police. Christopher Sadowski<\/p>\n

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The cops showed up at the motel, arresting the suspect, 41-year-old Sacramento resident Jessie Ottman-Combs.<\/p>\n

Officers then searched the suspect\u2019s room, finding two cell phones, two tablets and drug paraphernalia, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ottman-Combs was booked in the San Francisco County Jail on the felony charges of drug possession and drug transportation or sales. He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n

Officers assigned to the city\u2019s notoriously crime-ridden Tenderloin area responded to the report. David G. McIntyre<\/p>\n

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He was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court Thursday. <\/p>\n

If convicted, Ottman-Combs faces up to two years in prison for the possession charge and up to nine years for the sales or transportation charge.<\/p>\n

Police continue to investigate the alleged crime.<\/p>\n

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