3 suspects arrested, multiple narcotics and firearms seized after Marshall drug bust

MARSHALL — The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and the Marshall Police Department arrested three suspects and seized multiple narcotics and firearms while executing a search warrant Friday night. According to our news partner KETK, the Joint Harrison County Violent Crimes & Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant in the 1000 block of Yaney Street in Marshall Friday evening following an ongoing investigation from the force. At approximately 7:15 p.m. on Friday, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team (HCSO ERT) and the Marshall Police Department Special Response Team (MPD SRT), along with members of the Task Force, arrived at the scene and detained multiple people from two different buildings on the property. When three male suspects allegedly attempted to flee the scene, they were apprehended by Marshall PD officers. No civilians or officers were injured during the altercation.

Following the apprehension of the three suspects, crime scene detectives with the HCSO, MPD and the Task Force gathered a sizeable amount of evidence well into the early hours of the morning. The evidence obtained at the scene included:

Approximately 75 grams of Cocaine
Approximately 2,700 grams of Promethazine with Codeine
Approximately 28 grams of THC Vape Cartridges
Approximately 5.75 pounds of Marijuana
1 Draco 7.62×39 Pistol
2 Ruger 5.7x28mm Pistol’s
1 FN 5.7x28mm Pistol
1 S&W .40 Caliber Pistol
Approximately $10,700 in US Currency

Officials identified the three apprehended suspects as Melquiades Montano Jr., Jesse Montano and Miguel Angel Gaona. All three individuals have since been charged multiple counts of possession of controlled substances (PCS) and possession of marijuana (POM), which are listed as follows:

PCS PG 1 >4g <200g
PCS PG 2 >4g<400g
PCS PG 4 >400g
POM >5lbs <50lbs

Jesse Montano was also charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon. Harrison County Sheriff Brandon “BJ” Fletcher added, “The types of operations that occurred last night are the prime reason this Task Force was developed. I am proud of the work both agencies have put in thus far. We will continue to combat criminal activity in our communities.”