Child found living at home where heroin, Meth and BHO lab discovered – Man arrested
REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say an ongoing heroin sales investigation led to the arrest of a man accused of selling heroin and other drugs at Redding area parks Tuesday, March 16.
During their investigation, Redding PD Neighborhood Police Unit (NPU) officers served a search warrant at the alleged suspect’s home and located approximately two ounces of heroin, three ounces of methamphetamine, and a butane hash oil (BHO) lab, which is used to extract high concentrate THC from marijuana.
Officers also located a juvenile female who had been living at the location but was not related to the suspect, identified as 53-year-old, Tony Dennell Thompson. She was found to have a protective custody warrant and was later turned over to Child Family Services (CFS).
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“The search warrant was the result of an ongoing heroin sales investigation that NPU had been working … after receiving multiple complaints about Thompson selling narcotics at local Redding parks,” Redding Police Neighborhood Police Unit Sergeant Timothy Renault later reported.
NPU officers contacted Thompson around 3:20 p.m. during a traffic stop and detained him, according to Renault.
Tony Dennell Thompson, 53, was arrested after Redding PD NPU officers and SINTF agents served a warrant at his home that uncovered meth, heroin, and a BHO lab. A young girl was also taken into protective custody and 30 dogs were removed from Thompson’s home. RPD photo
Based on their ongoing investigation, NPU officers along with agents from the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force (SINTF) served a search warrant at Thompson’s residence on Magee Acres Way, north of Redding in Shasta County.
During the service of that warrant, officials located heroin, methamphetamine, and a BHO lab. They also discovered that a juvenile girl unrelated to Thompson was living with him at his home. The girl was later turned over to CFS.
In addition to narcotics, officers located approximately 30 dogs and Shasta County Animal Control responded to take possession of the dogs and their puppies.
Thompson was later booked at the Shasta County Jail in Redding for sales of heroin and methamphetamine and for manufacturing of a control substance.
Thirty female dogs and puppies were recovered during Tuesday’s warrant service. RPD photos
“NPU would like to thank those individuals that helped remove a suspected drug dealer from our Downtown Redding Parks,” Renault later said; although online jail records indicate Thompson has already been released and is no longer in custody.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Redding PD at (530) 225-4200. Callers can refer to incident file number 21R017059 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 49, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.
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