Oakland Couple’s Arrest Uncovers Cache of Guns, Narcotics and Stolen Goods in Douglas County
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Following a three-month investigation, the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested 42-year-old Caleb M. Plueard, a previously convicted felon who is currently on parole, and 44-year-old Erica S. Hewlett after finding drugs, guns, suspected psilocybin mushrooms, cash, and many suspected stolen items at their Oakland home on Monday evening.
Oakland Couple Arrested: Guns, Drugs, Cash Seized
DINT detectives executed a search warrant on Monday at 7:30 pm for a residence in the 400 block of Wells Road, Oakland, from where Plueard and Hewlett were suspected of unlawfully possessing firearms and dealing drugs throughout Douglas County.
The pair were contacted in the residence in the rural town, where detectives found:
- 15 firearms, three suppressors, ammunition, and spring switch knives. One of the firearms was a short-barreled shotgun with a pistol grip, two firearms were unserialized, and one was confirmed stolen out of the Douglas County area.
- Approximately 159 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 18.9 grams of suspected fentanyl, 6.5 units of Xanax, 0.4 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms
- An unspecified amount of cash
- Drug packaging material
- Numerous suspected stolen items, including electric bikes, power tools, chainsaws, mowers, and home improvement items.
Plueard and Hewlett were arrested and lodged in the Douglas County Jail.
Plueard is facing 53 charges including Felon in Possession of Firearm, Unlawful Possession/Concealment of Firearms, Possession of Prohibited Firearms, Felon in Possession of a Restricted Weapon, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Manufacture or Unlawful Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Theft in the 1st Degree by Receiving, Theft in the 1st Degree by Receiving a Firearm and Parole Violations.
Hewlett faces eight charges, including Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Theft in the 1st Degree by Receiving, Theft in the 1st Degree by Receiving a Firearm, and Possession of a Prohibited Firearm.
More charges for commercial drug offenses will likely follow because of the amount of cash, drugs, drug packaging material, stolen property, and possession of a firearm.