An Olympia man with prior serious offenses may get life in prison for drug, firearm charges
The Olympian 1/15/2021 Martín Bilbao, The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
Jan. 15 A 48-year-old Olympia man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges related to selling drugs and possessing firearms after being barred from doing so.
Thurston County prosecutors charged Daniel Jason Kearney with eight counts on Jan. 4 including unlawful possession of controlled substances with intent to deliver. He also has been charged with unlawful possession of two firearms.
A Thurston County Narcotics Task Force arrested Kearney Dec. 29 as they executed a search warrant on a boat he reportedly resided in, according to an affidavit of probable cause. On the boat, law enforcement allegedly found meth, cocaine, heroin and two handguns.
Officers from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) and the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force (TNT) recently served a search warrant on a Puyallup residence that was found to be growing marijuana without any type of cannabis production, processing, or retail license.Â
The illegal grow was located in unincorporated Pierce County on the 12000 block of Woodland Avenue East, Puyallup.
Officers identified and seized 687 plants and approximately 100 pounds of marijuana that had been commercially packaged. In addition, officers seized a significant amount of growing equipment and a car associated with the illegal operation.
Officers found pesticides on site that would not be legal to apply to marijuana plants in a licensed operation in Washington state, according to a LCB press release. Illegal electrical and other modifications to the house and outbuildings indicated that the residence was repurposed solely for the illegal production of marijuana.
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Joint law enforcement operation finds illegal marijuana production in Puyallup home
By Q13 News Staff
Marijuana search and seizure at Puyallup home. Credit: Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board.
PUYALLUP, Wash. - Officers found and seized more than 100 pounds of marijuana and 678 plants from an illegal operation inside a Puyallup home in unincorporated Pierce County.
In a statement from from Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, officers with LCB and the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force (TNT) served a search warrant at the home on Woodland Ave. E., where an illegal marijuana growing operation was in production.
Officers with LCB and TNT seized the commercially packaged marijuana and plants. A Kent man associated with the operation was arrested. Felony charges for the illegal manufacture and possession of a controlled substance were recommended.