Police say two men and two women with previous convictions were arrested on drug charges after a search warrant was executed at a home in Providence Wednesday afternoon.
Providence Police report when officers executed the search warrant at 714 Givens Street around 4:00 p.m. they found 53-year old Dana Thomason, 52-year old Tony Galbraith, 40-year old Noah Hardrick, 34-year old Sharla Hardrick, and a 17-year old juvenile inside the home sitting in the living room.
During a search of the home, officers reportedly found methamphetamine, marijuana, multiple meth pipes, syringes, and a variety of other drug paraphernalia.
Police say evidence and statements revealed all four adults were using meth in the living room prior to officers’ arrival. They add it was determined the juvenile had just arrived home from school and was not participating in the illegal activity when officers arrived.
All four subjects were taken into custody and charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (meth) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Thomason and Galbraith were also charged with possession of marijuana. The juvenile was released to a relative and Social Services were notified.
The search warrant was the result of an investigation by Providence Police Sergeant Carl Scheer, who was assisted by Chief Todd Jones and Officers Jay Riley Edwards and Eric Elder.
According to the report, Noah Hardrick was out of jail on a five-year pretrial diversion on a previous arrest and conviction for theft over $500. Police say while out on that arrest, he has been arrested again and again and released from jail with a reduced bond for incidents including theft, leaving the scene of an accident, first-degree wanton endangerment, violation of EPO/DVO, and receiving stolen property (firearm). Police indicate all these cases are still pending in court.
Police say Sharla Hardrick was also out of jail on a five-year diversion on a previous conviction for theft over $500. They say she has already been administratively released on these new charges.
In addition, police say Galbraith has several drug-related convictions and is currently on a two-year conditional discharge for possession of a controlled substance, while Thomason has a history of convictions which includes drugs, assault, and multiple theft-related convictions,
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