GENEVA, Ala. (WDNews) — Five people were arrested after authorities executed search warrants at homes in Geneva and Black, according to the Geneva Police Department.
Police said the searches were carried out Aug. 14 and Aug. 15 at residences on East Railroad Avenue in Geneva and East Weatherly Street in Black.
Investigators with Geneva police were assisted by the Geneva County Sheriff’s Office, Houston County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles and State Bureau of Investigation.
According to police, authorities recovered more than 1.2 pounds of marijuana along with illegal hemp products, kratom, methamphetamine, THC gummies, oxycodone and drug paraphernalia.
Dexter Lane was charged with unlawful possession of oxycodone, hemp products and kratom; first-degree possession of marijuana; firearms possession by a forbidden person; chemical endangerment of a child; and unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
Police said Lane was already on probation for a prior drug offense and is being held without bond pending a felony probation violation.
Dena Lane was charged with unlawful possession of hemp products and drug paraphernalia.
Ashley Nichole Acreman was charged with first-degree possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and chemical endangerment of a child.
Jerry Hildreth Jr. was charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, second-degree possession of marijuana, firearms possession by a forbidden person, possession of an altered firearm and possession of a short-barreled shotgun.
Velma Lane was charged with second-degree possession of marijuana. Police said she was already on probation for a prior drug offense.
The Geneva Police Department did not include any direct quotes.
