Gregory Alan Hatfield, 43, learned the reason people are required to register their vehicles last Saturday, after fictitious plates on his vehicle led to his arrest.

Sheriff's Dep. McRae pulled over the yellow utility truck being driven by Hatfield and discovered that the license plates on the vehicle actually belonged to a 1989 Jeep and had expired in January 2006.

The deputy asked Hatfield for current registration, current insurance, and his driver's license.

Hatfield, however, had none of these documents.

Things didn't get any better for the driver when the deputy ran a records check on him and found his Nevada license had been revoked.

Dep. Dan Dose then arrived on scene, and McRae asked Hatfield whether they could search his vehicle.

Hatfield agreed, and soon the deputies found a clear plastic pouch with a substance that tested presumptively positive for methamphetamine; three hypodermic needles; and an open container of beer.

By this time Dep. John Kakavulias had also arrived, and he found a Craftsman circular saw in the back.

The serial number on the saw revealed that it was reported stolen in Nebraska.

Hatfield was duly arrested and booked on a lengthy list of charges, both vehicular and criminal.

His car crimes included fictitious registration, driving revoked, no insurance, and having an open container.

The rest of his charges were three counts of possession of a hypodermic device and possession of methamphetamine.

All of this racked up to a bail of $7,968.