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Published on November 12, 2024
San Rafael Sweep: Two Recidivist Felons Nabbed for Firearm and Drug PossessionSource: Marin County Sheriff's Office

Marin County Sheriff's Office personnel, following an investigation, have confirmed the arrest of two convicted felons for possession of firearms and controlled substances in the San Rafael area. According to a social media post by the Marin County Sheriff's Office, officials detained 33-year-old Drane Hicks and her boyfriend, 25-year-old Jonathan Poole, after executing a search warrant on Hicks' residence this morning.

Hicks, with a record prohibiting her from firearms ownership, was found in possession of suspected cocaine at the time of the search. She was cited at the scene and subsequently released; Poole, restrained by a court protective order from contacting the mother of his child, was caught carrying a loaded handgun and materials indicative of marijuana sales, adding to his prohibition stemming from a previous conviction for evading police and endangering the public. The search of Poole's backpack turned up not just the handgun but also marijuana packaged in a manner consistent with a sale, a scale, and a variety of other controlled substances.

The pair's rap sheet includes a mix of drug-related charges and restrictions against possessing firearms and ammunition. Poole now faces multiple charges, including violation of a court order, being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, carrying a loaded concealed firearm, possession of marijuana for sales, transport of marijuana for sales, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of a controlled substance while armed, and violation of both a protective order and probation.

Poole's list of charges provided by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office includes "166(a) 4 PC Violation of a Court Order, 29800(a)1 PC Felon in Possession of a Firearm, 30305 (a) 1 PC Felon in Possession of Ammunition, 25400(c)6 PC Carrying Loaded Concealed Firearm, 11359 B H&S Possession of Marijuana for Sales, 11360(A) H&S Transport Marijuana for Sales, 11375 (B) H&S Possession of a Controlled Substance Without a Prescription, 11370.1 (A) H&S Possession of a Controlled Substance While Armed, 29825 (B) PC Violation of Protective Order while armed and 1230.2 PC Violation of Probation" after he and Hicks attempted to leave their residence possibly thought to outmaneuver the authorities but were swiftly detained. He was booked into the Marin County Jail following the incident.