2 arrested on drug charges after SWAT raid in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ind. (WISH) — Two Columbus residents face felony drug charges after a Saturday morning SWAT raid.
The Columbus Police Department said 25-year-old Jamontrae Bennett and 26-year-old Paige Hawksworth were arrested in the case.
According to CPD, a SWAT team served a warrant just after 4 a.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of California Street.
Police say a “large number of people” were noted visiting the residence, as well as motion-activated security cameras on the outside of the residence.
Investigators found meth, cocaine, marijuana and two handguns while searching the home.
Bennett faces charges of:
- Dealing cocaine
- Possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon
- Maintaining a common nuisance
- Dealing marijuana
- Possession of marijuana
Hawksworth faces charges of:
- Dealing cocaine
- Possession of cocaine
- possession of methamphetamine
- Maintaining a common nuisance
- Possession of a controlled substance
- Possession of marijuana
- Possession of paraphernalia
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