RED BLUFF— The Red Bluff Police Department says a search warrant led officers to drugs, weapons and arrests.
Police officers on Jan. 24 began investigating an armed robbery around Aloha Street and Deborah Drive, according to a press release issued Friday by department.
The man who claimed he had been robbed, an 18-year-old Anderson resident, reported he had come to Red Bluff to sell marijuana. The man explained he had brokered the deal via a social media site. He described the suspects entering his vehicle, pointing firearms at him, striking him in the head and face with the firearms and stealing both the marijuana and his wallet.
During the investigation, officers positively identified one of the suspects as a 17-year-old boy who resided in Red Bluff, the release said. An arrest warrant was obtained for the boy for robbery and assault with a firearm and a search warrant was obtained for the boy’s home.
A law enforcement team of officers from the Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Bureau of Investigations, and Tehama County Sheriff’s Office served the arrest warrant and search warrant on the 1200 block of Walnut Street.
As the team approached the residence, police say they encountered the boy’s mother in a vehicle. She was identified as Hilary Kennon, 37, of Oroville.
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Hilary Kennon (Contributed by RBPD)
Kennon was actively smoking methamphetamine, the release said. Officers attempted to detain Kennon in handcuffs, and police say she actively resisted. Kennon was ultimately arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and possession of methamphetamine.
The boy was also contacted and arrested. Since he is under 18, his identity will not be disclosed. He was booked into Tehama County Juvenile Hall on suspicion of robbery and assault with a firearm.
During the search of the residence, officers say they located numerous items of methamphetamine drug-related paraphernalia, bags of methamphetamine, and a loaded flare gun converted to shoot .22 long rifle along with an unregistered 12-gauge shotgun.
During the booking process at the Tehama County Correctional Facility, police allege Kennon removed a bag of fentanyl from her undergarments and attempted to swallow it, the release said. Police are recommending the felony charge of bringing drugs into a correctional facility be added.
Police said they are still actively investigating this case and attempting to identify other suspects. Anyone who believes they have information related to this case is encouraged to contact the Red Bluff Police Department at 530-527-3131.