EPD: 2 arrested in Eureka after search warrant yields meth, heroin, guns, ammo

EUREKA, Calif. — Two people were arrested in Eureka Wednesday after a search warrant turned up methamphetamine, heroin, guns, ammunition and items consistent with drug sales, according to the Eureka Police Dept. (EPD).

On August 1 at 12:25 pm, officers with the EPD's Problem Oriented Policing (POP) unit served a search warrant at a residence located at the 200 block of M Street.

As a result of the search warrant service, two loaded handguns, ammunition, approximately 6 grams of suspected methamphetamine, approximately 5.5 grams of suspected heroin, and items consistent with possession for sales were seized, according to the EPD.

Based on the investigation and seizure, the two occupants of the residence, 42-year-old Jeremy Jonah Jones and 33-year-old Jessica Marie Bennett were taken into custody.

Jones was booked on the following charges: Felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of sales, and maintaining a residence for the purpose of distribution.

Bennett was booked on the following charges: Possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and an active misdemeanor warrant for drug possession.

Jones and Bennett were both booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. This is an ongoing investigation.