El Dorado County Sheriff's Deputy arrested on drug charges in Nevada

Douglas County Sheriff's Officers responding to a reported domestic dispute in Minden, NV ended up arresting El Dorado County Sheriff's Deputy Mark Zlendick on felony drug charges.

On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, officers responded to the 1300 block of Centerville Road. During the investigation, deputies located narcotics and paraphernalia and arrested Zlendick, a member of the South Tahoe El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team (SLEDNET).

Zlendick was booked into the Douglas County Jail for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Trafficking Methamphetamine, Conspiracy and Possession of Paraphernalia.

His bail was set at $55,640.00. Bail was posted and Zlendick has been released.

Zlendick, 47, has been with El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department since 2004. El Dorado County has placed him on paid administrative leave.