Search of Gardnerville home leads to arrests; 400 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, weapons
MINDEN — On Tuesday July 19 at approximately 2:00 pm, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 1392 Highway 395 in Gardnerville. The search warrant was the result of information learned the previous day when patrol deputies had responded to the address for a medical call and observed drug paraphernalia along with obvious children’s toys throughout the house.
The following items were seized as a result of the search warrant:
— 400 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms (a Schedule I controlled substance)
— 4 grams of suspected methamphetamine
— 4 unregistered firearm suppressors (commonly referred to as silencers)
— 3 handguns with no serial numbers (commonly referred to as ghost guns)
— 1 AR-15 lower receiver with no serial number
— Numerous items of drug paraphernalia
Arrested at the scene were:
John Dillion O’Neill a 32-year-old male resident of Gardnerville. O’Neill was booked into the Minden Jail for Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, four counts of Possession of an Illegal Firearm Suppressor, and three counts of Possession of a firearm without a serial number. O’Neill’s bail was set at $15,643. Also arrested, Colten Michael Grauman, a 29-year-old male resident of Gardnerville. Grauman was booked into the Minden Jail for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Grauman’s bail was set at $640.