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Uploaded: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 5:43 PM
Four charged in Danville drug, weapons bust
Guns, drugs and cash found in home
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by Glenn Wohltmann
Four people have been arrested after a search warrant in Danville turned up drugs, weapons and cash. The search warrant came about after allegations that the occupants of the home at 244 St. Christopher Drive were selling marijuana out of the home.
More than four pounds of marijuana, along with hashish, a small amount of cocaine, 20 ecstasy (MDMA) tablets were turned up by agents from the Central Contra Costa County Narcotic Enforcement Team (CCCNET) and officers from Danville and San Ramon police.
Police also found 17 firearms, ranging from assault weapons to shotguns and pistols, $10,000 cash and a honey oil converter, used to extract THC from marijuana.
Bryan Fugate, 32, and Andrea Newell, 22 were charged with possession of marijuana for sale and being armed in the commission of a felony. Rob Hayes, 30, was charged with possession of marijuana for sale, possession of a dangerous weapon -- brass knuckles -- and possession of a firearm by a felon. Brandon Gunn, 20, was charged with possession of MDMA for sale, possession of cocaine and probation violation.
Although all four residents had current or expired medical marijuana cards, police said two of them were selling marijuana, which is what prompted the search.
Police left 12 marijuana plants at the home due to Proposition 215, which allows people to grow it for their personal use as medical marijuana.
The search and arrests took place Thursday morning.Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Incredulous, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jun 15, 2010 at 9:37 pm Julia,
Have you found nothing wrong with this article yet? It's been up for nearly four hours and no complaint yet? You must be offline.
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Posted by Julia, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood, on Jun 16, 2010 at 7:14 am Good Morning Incredulous, Thank you for thinking of me, it is very much appreciated. Yes I was off line...I was recharging my batteries so I could respond to you. As for the article...well lets just say it took long enough. Maybe the Danville Weekly staff were encouraged by previous comments, which ever the case...thank you Danville Weekly staff and especially Emly for bringing this information out to the Danville folks.
Now the next DPD info should be about the fool that robbed the First Republic Bank in Danville.
Thank you, Julia from beautiful downtown Alamo
See Incredulous, I can be pleasant when the subject warrants it.
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Posted by Danville Trader, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jun 16, 2010 at 10:17 am What is truly amazing is that most police reports get more feedback than this one has generated. Assault weapons just a couple of blocks from an elementary school and middle school? The medical pot does not alarm me but the weapons do. We do not need 20 year olds running through our neighborhood with more arms than the Danville PD. These young people need some serious jail time.
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Posted by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jun 16, 2010 at 5:31 pm Anyone know if this is a rental house? Hopefully so, and with luck the landlord will get a clue and start eviction proceedings. If these four a$$hats are in jail, maybe he/she won't need to.
As long as our men in blue are out doing something more exciting than staking out stop signs, perhaps they should check out the house at the corner of Glen Arms Drive and Neva Court (off Laurel). Something very fishy with this place - never mind that it is the eyesore of the entire area. Don't believe me? Do a mapquest or plug in your Magellan and drive by.
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Posted by Ralph Hoffmann, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood, on Jun 17, 2010 at 8:54 am It doesn't seem to be "A Beautiful Day in the Greenbrook HOA Neighborhood," as it once was.
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Posted by C. R. Mudgeon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jun 17, 2010 at 11:59 am The most interesting thing about this article (to me) is that all four of the mentioned individuals had medical marijuana cards, illustrating the ongoing sham of the current medicinal marijuana laws. I wonder which doctor approved the medical marijuana cards for these individuals, and for what alleged medical conditions. I sincerely doubt that all four are growing and smoking medicinal marijuana to relieve the symptoms of chemo- or radiation therapy (a very legitimate use of medicinal marijuana). Perhaps they have asthma, or suffer from "headaches", both of which tend to interfere with their pursuit of other criminal activities. Perhaps being busted brought on a new bout of asthma, or a particularly bad headache. If that was the case, I hope the police allowed them one last toke, for their "medical condition".....
For that matter, given the non-trivial number of our local high school students who have legally-issued medical marijuana cards, issued by legalization activist-doctors for a variety of no-doubt critical medical reasons, I guess I should not be surprised.
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Posted by Law abidding citizen, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jun 17, 2010 at 3:23 pm Derek, If you are concerned about the house on Glen Arms and Neva, Don't whine about it here call the DPD and report it. That is how it works..
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Posted by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jun 18, 2010 at 4:14 pm Gee Law abiding citizen, thanks much for that handy tip. I sure wish I had known "how it works" before looking so foolish in a public forum. Oh wait - that's right. We already tried that. Like twelve months ago.
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Posted by A 2nd law abidding citizen, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jun 18, 2010 at 4:24 pm If found guilty, lock them up and throw away key. Then bill four sets of parents for the total costs of this disgusting criminal behavior.
...in other countries of the world, they would receive worse.
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Posted by Serious Consequences, a member of the Greenbrook Elementary School community, on Jun 18, 2010 at 6:12 pm Thirty-two (32) countries still retain the DEATH PENALTY for drug offenses. High commitment states: China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Viet Nam, Singapore, Malaysia. Low commitment: Indonesia, Kuwait, Thailand, Pakistan, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Bangladesh. Symbolic commitment: Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Cuba, Taiwan, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, India,Qatar, Gaza (Occupied Palestinian Territories), Myanmar, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Brunei-Darussalam, North Korea, Iraq, Sudan, Libya.
Danville, CA: Slap on the wrist, community service, probation.
Let's get serious, illegal drug selling should not be tolerated in our community!
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Posted by bob, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jun 18, 2010 at 6:59 pm lol.. that is all
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Posted by kejriohjv9uwen, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Jul 15, 2010 at 12:32 pm To all the hypocrites of Contra Costa County,
I think it is safe to say that at LEAST half of the residents of this county either smoke and/or grow marijuana OR possess a firearm of one variety or another. A few of these comments seem to come from people that (for some unknown reason) think they are better than everyone else, which certainly is not the case if they feel the need to disrespect and discredit the families of these individuals, whom I also presume they do not know.
All the pill popping soccer moms should find something better to do than waste their time circulating rumors and contributing to unnecessary drama, and concentrate on raising your own children rather than criticizing others.
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Posted by UnRecognized, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Aug 12, 2010 at 2:43 pm Hey everybody,
I can obviously see that you aren't all "gung-ho" on this situation but i still don't feel like it's right for you to be wrongfully slandering them. People make stupid mistakes, and were already arrested in front of their whole community, that should be enough embarrassment. It's already looked down upon and theres ways you can state your point without being unnecessarily rude. Especially if they are unaware that you are speaking of them. It's called gossip and thats looked down upon also. I may not be a fully-educated person but hating on them so strongly isn't needed.
*UnRecognized*
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Posted by I See Things, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Dec 31, 2010 at 7:09 pm From personal knowledge, I can tell you that one of these punks does not have a legitimate need for a medical marijuana card and this is his 3rd run in with the law. This is not judgement without the facts, nor gossip - this is absolute fact.
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Posted by Eyes wide open, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Feb 18, 2011 at 11:25 am How ironic is it that the lead detective Norman Wielsch (CCCNET) was arrested this week with 25 felony counts including transportation of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, embezzlement, burglary and conspiracy. It appears we all should be more worried about the law enforcement individuals who we pay to employ. It's all a little shady.......just saying!
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