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Drugs found at home of man charged in Det. Shivers' death
06:27 PM EST on Wednesday, January 23, 2008
A document filed this afternoon in Chesapeake Circuit Court shows detectives found marijuana in the house on Redstart Avenue where Ryan Frederick lived.
He's accused of fatally shooting Chesapeake Det. Jarrod Shivers.
The return on the search warrant Shivers attempted to serve was filed Wednesday. According to a document filed in Chesapeake Circuit Court, two hours after the shooting, police found an undisclosed amount of marijuana, six lights, three transformers, smoking devices and a fan among other things at Frederick's home.
In a search affidavit, Det. K.S. Roberts wrote that a confidential informant told police Frederick was growing and selling marijuana in a detached garage at the house.
Officers did not report finding the "complex hydroponic watering system," packaging material and a digital scale they thought might be inside and part of a marijuana growing operation.
Frederick has said he did not realize he was shooting at police, and that he was not distributing dope. Neighbors told 13News they had a hard time believing there was a grow operation at Frederick's home.
"For this neighborhood, I would say it's hard to believe," said Sandra Brooks.
Police are not releasing many details, but at Shivers' funeral, Police Chief Richard Justice said, "They were performing their job as they had done on numerous other occasions, and in accordance with their training experience and practice. But, on this night, the element of unpredictability occurred."
New information released from police Wednesday states Det. Shivers and the other narcotics officers involved in serving the search warrant at Frederick's home were all wearing body armor with the word "POLICE" displayed on the front of their covers, along with their police badges. Additionally, the officers were also wearing helmets with "POLICE" written on them.
A Chesapeake Police spokeswoman said the narcotics team knocked on Frederick's door and announced themselves as police before forcing their way inside.
They are not saying how much time they waited between the knock and attempting to enter the house.
Frederick faces a first degree murder charge and use of a firearm in association with Shivers' death. At this point, it is unknown what other charges may be filed against him in light of seized evidence.
Frederick is scheduled to be arraigned on January 30th.
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