GBC Man Arrested on Drug Charges

Police BeatSheriff’s Office press release

On Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigator Wick Gabbard obtained a narcotics search warrant for a residence in the Luther Lane Trailer park in Gun Barrel City. The search warrant was issued by Henderson County Justice of the Peace Milton Adams and authorized the search of the residence for methamphetamine.

Investigators Wick Gabbard, Kay Langford, Lt. Charlie Severn, and Deputies Brad Beddingfiel, John Daniels and Daniel Wright executed the search warrant at approximately 8:30 p.m.

Investigators seized a quantity methamphetamine and Xanax inside the residence. The suspected narcotics will be submitted to the DPS Crime Lab for analysis.

Jeffery Wayne Hardwick was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1 gram and Possession ofa Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3 less than 28 grams. PCS PGl less than 1 gram is a State Jail Felony and is punishable by confinement in a State Jail for a term of 180 days to 2 years and up to a $10,000 fine. PCS PG 3 less than 28 grams is a class A misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for up to a year and up to a $4,000 fine.

Bond was set at $5,000 on the PCS PGl and $1500 on the PCS PG3 by Judge Randy Daniel Henderson County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3.