Arrests in Garland County

On Wednesday the 24th day of August, Investigators with the 18th East Drug Task Force, the Hot Springs Police Department Street Crimes Division and the Arkansas State Police executed two Search Warrants in Garland County. The first Search Warrant was executed at 1526 North Pearcy Road at approximately 7:30PM and the second was executed at 212 Cindy Street at approximately 8:17 PM. Investigators utilized the Garland County Sheriff’s Department Tactical Response Team and Sheriff’s Investigator’s for entry and to secure both of the residences.

At the North Pearcy Road address, the Tactical Team encountered three adults and one minor child inside the residence. Two females and one child were taken into custody without incident and Casey Garner was taken into custody after he pointed a loaded firearm (.380 handgun) at one of the tactical team members as they made entry into the residence. Among the items located during the search were: Ten Methadone tablets, approximately three grams of suspected Black Tar Heroin, a Stevens 12 ga. Shotgun, a Ruger .44 Magnum revolver, a High-Point .380 caliber semi auto pistol, assorted ammunition of various calibers, numerous drug paraphernalia items, a small amount of suspected marijuana, five cell phones that contained evidence of narcotics trafficking. The 18th East DTF seized a 2005 Ford Taurus registered to Garner because of its use in transporting narcotics. Casey Garner was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, Maintaining a Drug Premise, Unauthorized use of Another Persons Property to Facilitate Certain Crimes, Possession of a Schedule III Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver, Possession of a Schedule I or II controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver and Endangering the Welfare of a Minor.

At the 212 Cindy Street address two occupants were located inside the residence, Deborah Lee and William Lee, mother and son, and they were taken into custody without incident. Inside the residence Investigators located 11 plastic straws, 17 syringes, 4 metal spoons with residue and a spiral notebook that contained prices for pills. Also located in the residence were three smoking devices, three plastic pill grinders, one metal grinder, three small containers each containing suspected marijuana and one plastic straw used to ingest narcotics.

These two warrants were a combined effort by the area law enforcement agencies into a month long investigation in the sale and distribution of Heroin. Without the combined effort of all the participating agencies the warrants would not have been a success.