Two Gardnerville men arrested on drug and weapons charges

Minden, NV - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) conducted a search of a home in Gardnerville on July 19, finding inside suspected drugs, weapons and drug paraphernalia.

At approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday, DCSO deputies executed a search warrant at 1392 Highway 395. The warrant was the result of information learned the previous day when patrol deputies responded to the same home for a medical call. While there they observed drug paraphernalia along with obvious children’s toys throughout the house.

Deputies returned and seized as a result:

- 400 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms (a Schedule I controlled substance)
- 4 grams of suspected methamphetamine
- 4 unregistered firearm suppressors (commonly referred to as silencers)
- 3 handguns with no serial numbers (commonly referred to as ghost guns)
- 1 AR-15 lower receiver with no serial number
- Numerous items of drug paraphernalia

Arrested at the scene were:

John Dillion O’Neill, a 32-year-old male resident of Gardnerville, was booked into the Minden Jail for Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, four counts of Possession of an Illegal Firearm Suppressor, and three counts of Possession of a firearm without a serial number. O’Neill’s bail was set at $15,643,

Colten Michael Grauman a 29-year-old male resident of Gardnerville, was booked into the Minden Jail for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Grauman’s bail was set at $640.