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GIANT busts one following Ecstasy buys

Gogebic County Sheriff's Office

IRONWOOD, MI— An Ironwood man has been arraigned on drug and weapons charges.

The Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team arrested 33-year-old Deantra Tawayne Harris—also known as King Wayne Harris—on January 17th after officers conducted three controlled buys of Ecstasy from him.

Search warrants executed on Harris’ residence and vehicle uncovered illegal drugs and paraphernalia. He was arraigned Thursday on three counts of delivery of Ecstasy, possession with intent to deliver Ecstasy, possession of a weapon by a felon, possession of ammunition by a felon, maintaining a drug house, and felony firearms.

Harris remains lodged in the Gogebic County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

Officials say Harris was out on bond from Milwaukee County when he committed the Michigan offenses. He’s charged in Wisconsin with 1st degree recklessly endangering safety and operating while intoxicated, 2nd offense.

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Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.