WINONA Minn. – Drug agents arrested a Winona man after a search of his house turned up thousands of dollars worth of cocaine and a handgun. Arrested was Brandon Michael Emmons, 36. A housemate who had cocaine on his nostrils was not arrested immediately pending further investigation, Sheriff Ron Ganrude said. The arrest was in the 700 block of East Lake Boulevard, a fashionable neighborhood overlooking Lake Winona across Highway 61. Eight officers from the regional drug task force, the sheriff’s office and the city police department conducted the search. This was about 10:20 a.m. Police spokesperson Jay Rasmussen said the search followed about a month of investigation. Why eight officers? Because police never know what to expect when serving a drug search warrant, Rasmussen said.
Seized booty
On Emmons’ person was 28.5 grams of cocaine packaged in small bags, police said. Street value: $3,000. In his wallet: 0.25 grams of cocaine and $1,600 cash, police said. In his bedroom were prescription-only Adderall anxiety pills, in this case in a drug store jar with the label torn off. Also in the bedroom: $2,900 cash. In another bedroom: A handgun.
Emmons. Seized was cocaine weighed out in ready-to-sell plastic bags.