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Two arrested, toddler removed from suspected drug RV By Nick Morgan Posted Apr 27, 2018 at 4:25 PM Updated Apr 27, 2018 at 5:55 PM Sarah Christine Masters ▲ Sarah Christine Masters ▲ --> Matthew Dan Stienike ▲ Matthew Dan Stienike ▲ --> Two people were arrested and a 2-year-old child was taken into Department of Human Services custody Thursday after a domestic dispute call at a store parking lot led police to find deplorable conditions and signs of drug activity inside a dilapidated motorhome. Matthew Dan Stienike, 36, and Sarah Christine Masters, 30, each face misdemeanor charges of possessing methamphetamine following an arrest during a stop of their RV at the Medford Target parking lot on Crater Lake Highway. At about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Stienike was behind the wheel of the motorhome when Medford police pulled it over after receiving several complaints about a man and woman fighting in the RV, according to documents filed by Medford police. Officers contacted DHS after finding a 2-year-old girl, drug paraphernalia and unsanitary conditions inside the RV, police said. The RV was leaking sewage, according to police, and the floors were covered in moldy wet clothes and rotten food. Steinike and Masters were "covered" in open sores, police said. After impounding the RV — police said Stienike was driving while suspended and driving without insurance — police allegedly found two sets of electronic scales that had meth residue, along with a rolled-up piece of tinfoil with a usable amount of meth and two meth pipes. "One of the scales was concealed inside the child's baby bag," an affidavit filed by Medford police said. DHS placed the child in foster care, court documents said. Steinike and Masters were each arraigned Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court on the misdemeanor drug-possession charges. Medford police arrested the pair on allegations of first-degree child neglect, but as of Friday charges had not been filed. Court records show no criminal records for either in Oregon. Circuit Judge Lorenzo Mejia set bail at $20,000 with enhanced conditions upon release, such as regular check-ins. Masters was released from jail Friday because of overcrowding. Reach Mail Tribune reporter Nick Morgan at 541-776-4471 or [email protected] . Follow him on Twitter at @MTCrimeBeat . Most Popular Suspects sought in Shady Cove deer attacks Apr 28 at 6:12 PM Jackson County sees startling spike in opioid overdose deaths Apr 28 at 4:24 PM Spring Gold: Tips on finding morel mushrooms from people who know Apr 29 at 2:00 AM Apple Jam is toast in Jackson County Apr 26 at 7:17 AM Two arrested, toddler removed from suspected drug RV Apr 27 at 5:55 PM Ashland native Weatherby is NHL prospect after big year Apr 25 at 5:57 PM Airfare wars mean cheap tickets to Seattle, LA Apr 28 at 2:01 AM Davis tops in lawyers' poll for circuit judge Apr 27 at 5:45 PM Students show off their techno-smarts Apr 26 at 6:09 PM Asante wins Level II trauma status Apr 30 at 2:01 AM 3-alarm fire destroys one Medford home, damages another Apr 26 at 7:25 AM Medford Comic Con set to draw 20,000 in 2 days Apr 28 at 3:55 PM © Copyright 2006-2018 Rosebud Media LLC. All rights reserved. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com ~ P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501