SOUTH CAROLINA — Two people were arrested on multiple charges after authorities executed a search warrant at a Greenwood home last week.
According to the Greenwood Police Department, officers with the department’s Narcotics Division executed a search warrant June 9 at a residence on Tompkins Avenue as part of an ongoing investigation.
During the search, investigators reportedly discovered multiple items used in the manufacture and distribution of illegal drugs.
Police said officers also observed a woman sitting in a vehicle at the residence with her 7-year-old child inside and drugs in close proximity.
As a result of the investigation, authorities arrested Thomas Fitzgerald Payne, 62, and Amanda Florence Sprano, 37.
Payne was charged with trafficking fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of crack cocaine, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance within proximity of a school or playground, felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
Sprano was charged with unlawful conduct toward a child, possession of fentanyl (second offense), and possession of crack cocaine.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
