Friday the 13th was unlucky for three Soldotna residents who were arrested for a slew of drugs and firearms violations.
Megan Peters with the State Troopers said it all started with a healthy dose of skepticism…
Peters: “So essentially a guy went to the residence to purchase a pistol and got a weird vibe, so he ended up documenting the serial number on the gun and then after he left, he reported it to the Alaska State Troopers to see if it was stolen. The pistol did in fact come back as stolen from an APD case, so a warrant was obtained to search for and seize the stolen firearm. In the process of issuing that search warrant, meth and heroin and related paraphernalia were located. They were able to amend the search warrant to include controlled substances. Approximately 12.1 grams of meth and 2.408 grams of heroin were recovered from Joe Lantz, in addition to about $2,304 in cash.”
30-year-old Lantz was taken to Wildwood for multiple drug charges and firearm theft. At the jail, Lantz was found to be concealing heroin, which earned him an additional controlled substance charge.
Two women were also arrested during this investigation: 25-year-old Breanna Wright and 45-year-old Patricia Barnes. Both were charged with drug violations.
Further charges are still pending.
