DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. – A 46-year-old Gardnerville man was arrested on drug charges early Tuesday morning after the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team executed a search warrant at his home in the 1200 block of Alicia Circle.

The search warrant was the culmination of a two-month investigation into suspected cocaine trafficking by Branden Michael Kennon.

The SWAT team executed the search warrant on April 21, 2026, at approximately 5:45 a.m. Kennon was booked into the Minden Jail Facility on three counts of sale of a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $20,646.