WILLMAR, MINN> -- Rogelio Martinez-Alvarez, 35, and Maria De Jesus Magana, 44, both of Willmar, made their first court appearances Friday on multiple felony charges after police officers executing a search warrant at a home in Regency Estates West found 51 grams of cocaine, more than two pounds of marijuana and a stolen handgun.
Unconditional bail was set at $150,000 for both. They face four felony charges for first-degree drug sale, fifth-degree drug possession, storing meth paraphernalia in the presence of a child and receiving stolen property, along with gross misdemeanor charges of child endangerment and possession of a weapon by a user of controlled substance.
They will make their next appearance Nov. 7 in Kandiyohi County District Court.
According to the complaint, CEE-VI Drug Task Force agents, plus officers from the Willmar Police Department and the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office, served a warrant Wednesday at the home along the 400 block of 30th Street Northwest.
Martinez-Alvarez, Magana and a 3-year-old child were located in the home. A large pit bull was maced by officers when they entered the home. The dog was removed and taken to Hawk Creek Animal Shelter in Willmar.
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The search revealed 2.32 pounds of marijuana in multiple containers, 51 grams of cocaine, multiple items of drug paraphernalia, a stolen 9mm-handgun and 94 rounds of ammunition. The gun was identified as a weapon stolen from a Willmar gun store.
Most of the marijuana, drug paraphernalia and ammunition were located near the child's bed, hidden in a dog food bag. Marijuana was also located in the drawers of several pieces of furniture in the bedroom. The cocaine was hidden in caulking tubes in a dresser drawer.
Officers also located more than $3,600 in cash at the home, with most of it hidden between mattresses. The complaint notes that numerous marijuana roaches were located on the floor of the bedroom.
Magana told officers she wouldn't talk to them without a lawyer.
Martinez-Alvarez claimed the trailer was his girlfriend's home. He said the dog belonged to him. He claimed he found the gun under the trailer while doing work on the house.
He allegedly admitted to using cocaine the prior day and being a marijuana user. He claimed the marijuana was for his personal use and said he got the cocaine from an unknown trucker for $600.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
