Shea Pedersen search turned up suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, three firearms and explosives.
A Monticello business owner and a woman were arrested Thursday and three children were placed with county authorities after the Wright County Drug Task Force found suspected drugs and explosives during searches of a home and a gun shop/indoor shooting range.The searches, based on warrants obtained during a drug investigation, were conducted simultaneously at about 10 a.m., Wright County Sheriff Gary Miller said in a statement.Shea Pedersen, 32, was arrested en route from his home to his business. He had a loaded handgun at the time, Miller said.Officers found about 43 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 327 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms and drug paraphernalia at In Range, 210 Dundas Road, Suite 400, in Monticello.Because of the drug seizure, 108 firearms also were removed from In Range.The search of Pedersen's house, in the 8200 block of Acacia Avenue NE, Monticello, turned up suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, three firearms and explosives.The Minneapolis Bomb Squad was called to the scene to dispose of the explosives.
Children ages 3, 4 and 6 were placed with Wright County Human Services, Miller said.
Jessica Pedersen, 32, was arrested at the home and booked at Wright County Jail on suspicion of gross misdemeanor child endangerment.Shea Pedersen was booked on suspicion of first-degree and second-degree drug possession, being an ineligible person in possession of a firearm and gross misdemeanor child endangerment.
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