Hitt and Gowen make first appearances

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Two people who were arrested May 10th following a police search of a residence along Nevada Avenue in which drugs and drug paraphernalia were found made first appearances in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.48-year-old Tommy Hitt and 52-year-old Dawn Gowen both entered not guilty pleas to the charges against them and were ordered by Judge Gordon Webb to reappear in Circuit Court May 25th.

According to the probable cause affidavit in the case, a search warrant for the property was obtained after several months of complaints from neighbors and citizens regarding activity at the Nevada Street address.

When officers entered the home, they found Hitt hiding in a bedroom closet and Gowen was found in a second bedroom. A search of the house led to the discovery of a quantity of a crystalline substance, digital scales, glass smoking pipes with what was described as narcotics residue, multiple cell phones and other items associated with the disribution of illegal narcotics.

Hitt now has three active drug cases — one filed in November last year and two this year, one in March and the most recent one this month.

A civil suit has also been filed against Gowen seeking the forfeiture of a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup truck. The state can seek the forfeiture of money or property involved in drug cases.



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