What started as a 911 call for a medical emergency in Lenox Township turned into a full-on drug and weapons bust, with two residents now facing felony charges.
Deputies were called to a home after a report that a 55-year-old woman was not breathing. Emergency personnel attempted life-saving measures at the scene. As the situation unfolded, investigators obtained a search warrant for the house and said they found a small amount of crack cocaine, digital scales with residue and psilocybin mushrooms, along with a cache of long guns.
Search warrant, arrests and what investigators say they found
The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office and the Warren Police Department executed the warrant at a residence on Oakleigh Street and arrested 55-year-old Robert Kazmierczak and 33-year-old Samantha Pingilley, according to court records. Both were taken to the county jail.
Deputies said they recovered seven rifles and multiple boxes of ammunition during the search, on top of the suspected narcotics and paraphernalia listed in the warrant return.
Sheriff’s Enforcement Team has led similar raids
The arrests were handled with assistance from the Sheriff’s Enforcement Team (SET), a multi-agency unit that works with local departments on narcotics investigations. In a recent press release, the county said SET has led larger operations in recent months that pulled in sizable quantities of marijuana, firearms and cash, reflecting a broader countywide push against unregulated drug distribution.
Macomb County noted that the unit often coordinates with Warren police and federal partners on more complex drug and weapons cases.
Charges and arraignment
Court records show Kazmierczak was arraigned in 42-2 District Court in New Baltimore on several counts, including controlled-substance delivery or manufacture, controlled-substance possession of less than 25 grams, weapons-related offenses such as possession by a prohibited person, and a felony-firearm charge. He also faces a habitual offender second-offense notice. His bond was set at $5,000.
Pingilley was charged with controlled-substance possession of less than 25 grams and a habitual-offender second-offense notice, with a bond set at $2,000.
Eugene Black is listed as Kazmierczak’s attorney and declined to comment, while court records showed no attorney on file for Pingilley at the time of arraignment, as reported by The Detroit News.
What comes next
The investigation remains open, and prosecutors may review the evidence for additional charges. If the cases move forward, both defendants face felony penalties under Michigan law, with potential sentence enhancements tied to the weapons counts and the habitual-offender notices.
Defense attorneys will have the chance to challenge the evidence and request preliminary hearings as the cases work their way through the district court.
