KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, members of the Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (BINET) served search warrant(s) in the 1500 block of Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon. BINET received information from several sources, including members of the community, regarding the residence being a suspected drug distribution location. BINET initiated an investigation and learned there was Fentanyl and Methamphetamine being sold from the residence. Investigators obtained search warrant(s) and searched the residence and an associated vehicle. BINET members seized approximately one (1) pound of methamphetamine, 1⁄2 ounce of Fentanyl, Cocaine, Psilocybin Mushrooms, LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide), United States Currency believed to be the proceeds of sales of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl, and evidence of distribution of controlled substances.
After serving the search warrants, BINET arrested and lodged the following individuals at the Klamath County Jail;
1) Joseph Gregory JOHNSON (48)
• ORS 137.050 – Failure to Appear-Bench Warrant
• ORS 475.752(1)(B) – Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Fentanyl
• ORS 475.752(8) – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – Fentanyl
• ORS 475.999 – Unlawful Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance Within 1000′ of a
School
2) Brandon Edward James GARDNER (44)
• ORS 475.890 – Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
• ORS 475.886 – Unlawful Manufacture of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
• ORS 475.894 – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
• ORS 475.999 – Unlawful Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance Within 1000′ of a School
• 162.295 – Tampering with Physical Evidence
3) Merica D. KIMBAL (21)
• ORS 475.890 – Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
• ORS 475.894 – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
• ORS 475.999 – Unlawful Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance Within 1000′ of a School
4) Dwight Lee HENRY (52)
• ORS 475.890 – Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
• ORS 475.886 – Unlawful Manufacture of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
• ORS 475.894 – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
• ORS 475.999 – Unlawful Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance Within 1000′ of a
School
• 162.295 – Tampering with Physical Evidence
The investigation is ongoing. No further details are available at this time.
This BINET investigation included detectives from the Klamath Falls Police Department, detectives from the Oregon State Police, Klamath Falls Police Patrol Officers, Oregon State Police Patrol Troopers, an intelligence analyst from the Oregon National Guard, and members of Klamath County Community Corrections.
BINET is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that identifies, disrupts, and dismantles local drug trafficking organizations using an intelligence-driven, multi-agency prosecutor-supported approach. BINET is composed of members from the Klamath Falls Police Department, the Oregon State Police, the Klamath County District Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance from Klamath County Community Corrections.
Residents of Klamath County are encouraged to report drug activity to BINET through the Klamath Falls Police Department Tip-Line at 541-883-5334.
