Detectives with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Narcotics and Special Investigations Unit and SWAT team conducted a search warrant on Wednesday, June 4 as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.

Lavon Watkins, 28, was arrested and charged with the following:

Possession of Fentanyl for Resale

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Possession of a Weapon During a Felony

Reckless Endangerment of a Child

When detectives searched Watkins' home on Ruby Red Drive in Ooltewah, they found the following items:

104 Grams (0.2 pounds) of Fentanyl valued at approximately $12,000

$3,204 in US currency

Mini Draco rifle (7/62x39)

Smith and Wesson M & P (.380) pistol

Glock 26 (9 mm) pistol

Multiple drug paraphernalia items

The Department of Child Services was notified as children were prese

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