Redding search warrant uncovers 4 lbs of meth, illegal firearms – Two arrested

January 22, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a targeted traffic stop and subsequent home search based on a search warrant led to the seizure of around four pounds of methamphetamine, an Uzi submachine gun, AR-15 assault rifle, and ammunition, along with sales-related packaging material and narcotics paraphernalia in Redding Friday afternoon, Jan. 21.

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Armed with a search warrant, at around 2:50 p.m., officers from the Redding Police Department’s Neighborhood Police Unit (NPU) conducted a targeted traffic enforcement stop on a Ford Edge SUV being driven by 45-year-old Redding resident, Stan Stroud, according to Redding Police Sergeant Paul Slagle.

During the stop, officers searched the interior of the vehicle and located approximately four pounds of suspected methamphetamine in the back seat of the Ford. Stroud was also found to have a large amount of US currency.

Stan Stroud (L) and Harrison Branum (R) were arrested after a search warrant served at a Redding home uncovered weapons, ammunition, narcotics and cash. Redding Police Department photos

At the conclusion of the stop, officers proceeded to Stroud’s residence in the 2800 block of Tropicana Court, to serve the search warrant. When officers arrived at the home they observed Harrison Branum, 57, of Redding, sitting in a blue Mazda parked in the driveway of the residence, according to Slagle.

“Branum was known to be on CDCR Parole for a prior violation of terrorist threats,” the Sergeant explained. “Branum was detained in the driveway and a search of the Mazda revealed additional methamphetamine packaged for distribution.”

In accordance with the search warrant, NPU officers then searched the interior of the residence and located an AR-15 assault-style rifle, Uzi submachine gun, and ammunition for the two firearms. Officers also located sales and packaging material along with narcotics-related paraphernalia.

Based on their investigation, officers arrested both Stroud and Branum, who were then transported to the Shasta County Jail in Redding.

Stroud was booked on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance for sales, transportation of a controlled substance, prohibited person possessing a firearm, prohibited person possessing ammunition, criminal conspiracy, possession of an illegal assault weapon, possession of a machine gun, and possession of a high-capacity magazine.

Branum was booked on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance for sales, violating parole, and criminal conspiracy.

Online jail records indicate both men have since been released and are no longer in custody.

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Trevor Montgomery, 50, 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.