Early morning drug raid nets two suspects

During the early morning hours of Friday Feb. 5, Titus County Sheriff’s deputies executed a narcotics search warrant on the 3000 block of FM 1001 in Titus County.

Forty-five year old Phil Lester Harris and his wife, 34-year old Kimberly Reneagh Harris, were both arrested for the First Degree Felony Offense of Manufacturing or Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, Over 4 Grams and Less than 200 Grams, a violation of the Texas Health and Safety Code Section 481.112.

After a lengthy investigation into suspicions of Harris’s illegal activities, Titus County narcotics investigators believed they had developed sufficient probable cause to request a search warrant for the Harris Residence.

Upon reviewing a probable cause affidavit, 276th, District Judge Robert Rolston, issued a search warrant for the Harris Residence. Titus County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team, TCSO investigators, and A K9 Unit from the Mount Pleasant Police Department, joined forces to conduct the search.

During the execution of the search warrant, deputies located evidence that the illegal sale of both marijuana and methamphetamine had been occurring at the Harris residence.

127.5 grams or 4.5 ounces of suspected methamphetamine was found along with marijuana. The contraband was seized along with several firearms and $2,774.00 in currency believed to be related to Harris illegal activities. The narcotics found at the Harris Residence had approximately $12,000.00 in street value.

"Titus County Sheriff’s Office continues to combat the illegal proliferation of narcotics in Titus County," said Sheriff Tim Ingram, "and we want everyone to know, especially those who would choose to conduct illegal drug trafficking, that persons involved in such activity are going to be caught, sooner or later, and face the consequences of their actions."

An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 5 years. In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.