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Four people were arrested Tuesday night and early this morning on felony drug charges.
David Everly, 53, Warsaw; Amanda Perkins, 28, Warsaw; Denzell Parahams, 21, South Bend; and Ethan Perkins, 28, Warsaw, were all arrested and taken to Kosciusko County Jail on felony drug charges, according to a news release from the Warsaw Police Department.
On Tuesday at approximately 2:30 p.m., Warsaw narcotics officers learned of drug activity coming from South Bend to the Warsaw area.
Officers interviewed Amanda about the drug activity and learned that a handgun was left in her car from a drug dealer from South Bend. With legal consent, narcotic officers searched the car and located a Smith & Wesson revolver. During the search, officers also located over 15 grams of heroin, crystal meth and marijuana.
Narcotics officers interviewed Amanda again and learned that she had just sold .3 grams of heroin to her father at a local hotel. Narcotic officers obtained a search warrant for the hotel room and located Everly at the hotel. There, they seized .2 grams of heroin and learned that Everly had used the remaining amount.
Several guns and ammunition were seized from the hotel room. Amanda’s two children, ages 10 and 7, were also at the hotel.
Amanda admitting to dealing drugs out of the hotel room. Further investigation found that there were additional drugs at Amanda’s residence.
Undercover narcotics officers set up a buy at the residence and purchased one ounce of crystal meth.
Immediately following the buy, with a search warrant in hand, narcotics officer searched the residence and took Denzell Parahams and Ethan Perkins into custody. More crystal meth was located and over $1,000 cash was on located on Parahams.
