St. Lucie County sheriff’s Special Investigations Division detectives with the SWAT Team and the U.S. Marshals Service searched a home in the 700 block of Cedar Place on the morning of Sept. 2.[1] A 59-year-old Fort Pierce man was arrested Wednesday after detectives executed the narcotics search warrant and reported finding about 33 pounds of marijuana, more than 150,000 dollars in cash and multiple firearms.[1] The arrested man was identified as 59-year-old Stacey Tyrner.[2] Tyrner is a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms.[2] Tyrner was charged with sale or delivery of a controlled substance, trafficking in marijuana, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of drug paraphernalia.[1] The investigation followed a controlled purchase of marijuana from Tyrner by a confidential informant at the Hot Spot Car Wash in Fort Pierce the previous month.[2]
Detectives seized 33 pounds of marijuana, about 14.97 kilograms, from the home.[2] They also seized ammunition, firearm parts and components, drug paraphernalia and a money-counting device.[2] Detectives also recovered packaging materials and a currency counter with other items consistent with sale and distribution of narcotics.[1] The sheriff’s office said marijuana street value is 300 to 400 dollars per ounce, making 33 pounds worth 158,400 to 211,200 dollars.[2]
Tyrner’s home is less than a block from Dream Chasers Pre-School, where about 100 children are enrolled.[2] The Mission for Christ Tabernacle church is also less than a block from the house on Cedar Place.[2] Tyrner was free on 46,000 dollars bond.[2] Sheriff Richard Del Toro said drugs destroy lives and fuel crime and criminals would not be allowed to profit from that destruction.[1]
