***EXCLUSIVE & BREAKING***
OZARKS DRUG ENFORCEMENT TEAM AND JPD SWAT SERVE NARCOTICS WARRANT TAKING 5 INTO CUSTODY
(64801) – Joplin Police Department tell Joplin News First tonight exclusively that 5 individuals were taken into custody while serving a narcotics warrant at 1408 East North Street.
Updated Thursday information from Commander Chad Allison of ODET, "Suspected Methamphetamine and a firearm were seized from the residence. 5 suspects were arrest from the home."
ARRESTED AND CHARGED
1 - Willard Gage 40 years of age was charged with Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
2 - Karissa Barlett 35 years of age was arrested for Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
3 - Kiley Carpenter 20 years of age was arrested for Delivery of a Controlled Substance
4 - Ryan Butler 39 years of age was arrested for Delivery of a Controlled Substance
5 - Chris Colon was arrested on 7 warrants. Charges are currently pending with the Jasper County Prosecutors Office.
There were no injuries. It was a quick and effective operation.
In the video you can see the JPD Patrol Wagon/Van pull up to the residence. Then multiple people appear from the shadows already in custody and are then loaded and transported at once.
Thanks for the anonymous tipsters tonight. You are all Joplin News First. We can only cover breaking news when you let us know first.
###
