Woman arrested after drugs, gun found in Carroll County home

CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Carroll County woman is facing multiple drug charges following a joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Huntingdon Police Department.

According to officials, the case began in December 2023, but on Monday, April 8, the TBI and the Huntingdon Police Department — with some help from the Bruceton Police Department and the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department — executed a search warrant for a home in the 100 block of Butler Speedway.

During the search, law enforcement reportedly found bags of packaged methamphetamine, containers of marijuana, Xanax pills, a loaded pistol, and a variety of drug paraphernalia.

As a result, authorities said they arrested the home’s resident, 62-year-old Gina Marie Pierce, and charged her with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The TBI announced on Wednesday, April 10 that Pierce was booked her into the Carroll County Jail on a $127,500 bond.

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