Posted: 12/12/2008 5:33:39 PM EDT
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I apologize if this has been posted, I can not search the General forum. Gwinnett County Police Break Down Door To Wrong House Wednesday, December 10, 2008 – updated: 6:58 pm EST December 10, 2008 GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. –– Gwinnett County police said they accidentally broke down the door to the wrong house before going to the correct house and arresting a man on drug charges. Gwinnett County police investigators intended to execute a no-knock search warrant at a home on Valley Spring Drive in Lawrenceville Wednesday morning. Police said the lead investigator mistakenly pointed out a home to the officers and once officers entered the home they realized they were in the wrong house. VIDEO: Gwinnett County Police Break Down Door To Wrong House The homeowner of the incorrectly targeted house told Channel 2 that having guns pointed at him was something he would never forget. "(They) put my life, daughter’s life, my lady’s life in danger," said homeowner John Lewis. Lewis said Gwinnett County investigators burst through his front door and ordered him and his girlfriend to the floor at gunpoint. “It’s an experience to have one gun draw on you. It’s something else to have 15, 16 of them,” said Lewis. Lewis said his 3-month-old baby saw the whole thing. “She was the calmest one,” said Lewis. Police said once they realized their mistake the search was ceased and the homeowners were released. Police said the front door to the home was damaged during the process. Fifteen minutes after bursting into Lewis' home, officers served a search warrant at the correct home on Valley Spring Drive. Police said the warrant was served after a three-month drug investigation. Police arrested Efrain Pedruza, 31, and he was taken to the Gwinnett County Detention Center. Police said they found $24,000 in cash in the home. Officials said the investigation is continuing. Police are paying for the repairs to Lewis' door. |
