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Palestine Man Arrested on Drug, Weapon Charges

Posted/updated on: January 29, 2015 at 1:14 pm
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danielcummingsiiiPALESTINE — A Palestine man is behind bars after being arrested on drugs and weapons charges. Shortly after 6:45 Tuesday evening, members of the Palestine Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit along with three DPS teams, ATF agents, and TDCJ K-9 units served a warrant in the 300 Block of Variah Street. According to KETK, officials say Daniel Cummings III, 25, was located inside the house when SWAT made entry. SWAT members were forced to chainsaw the door to make entry, as the persons inside barricaded the front entry door, according to authorities. Palestine PD Patrol Commander Jeff Powell said, “We had a lot of complaints about the activity there. We just continue to ask for the public’s assistance in identifying and ridding Palestine of these and other problem areas within the neighborhoods.”

During the search, officers found approximately 13.1 grams of a white rock-like substance that field tested positive for cocaine, according to officials. Officers say they also located money, a small amount of marijuana, and other drug paraphernalia. Investigators say they believe additional narcotics may have been lost to seizure by disposal in the toilet. Officers also found two handguns, one of which had been reported stolen by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Departmentment, according to authorities.

Cummings was placed under arrest at approximately 6:50 p.m., and transported to the Anderson County Jail. He was booked in for manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of Unlawful possession of firearm by felon, theft of firearm, and possession of marijuana. Bonds total $530,000.



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