Several criminal charges were filed Thursday in Racine County Circuit Court against two men after a search warrant Wednesday.
Billy Dee Thompson, 36, Racine, is charged with two felony counts of possession of a firearm, one felony count of possession with intent to deliver or manufacture marijuana, one felony count of maintaining a drug trafficking place and a misdemeanor count of obstructing an officer.
The felony charges carry a total fine of $70,000 and 27 years in prison. The misdemeanor carries a fine of $10,000 and nine months in county jail.
Also charged is Levert Woodall, 22, Chicago. Woodall is charged with felony counts of possession with intent to deliver marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking place, which carries a total fine of $20,000 and seven years in prison.
According to the criminal complaint:
Investigators with the Racine Special Investigations Unit executed a search warrant at 3524 Victory Ave., where they knew Thompson resided. When police approached, Thompson alleged ran into the residence.
Police found a duffel bag in the kitchen that contained 25.7 grams of marijuana, a smaller bag that had 8 ounces of marijuana, an open box of sandwich baggies and two functional digital scales.
In the living room, where Woodall was, police found a bag with 51 grams of marijuana. Police also located $1,250 in cash in an upstairs bedroom.
A search of a Ford Fusion that officers had observed Thompson driving had two firearms, a bag with 5.9 grams of marijuana and a safe in the trunk that had $11,032 in cash. Thompson denied knowing anything about what was found and stated that he works and the money was from his job.
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