LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville man is facing numerous drug and firearms charges after police discovered he was an "extreme danger" to the community.
The Louisville Metro Police Department's (LMPD) Second Division was conducted a narcotics and firearms investigation in the 1300 block of Dixie highway. Authorities said the investigation led them to a specific home and man who had "become a nuisance to the residents."
"Detectives began gathering intelligence on a known convicted felon that lived in the area," LMPD said Wednesday. "That individual in question had presented himself as an extreme danger to the community and significantly reduced the quality of life of the citizens living around him because of constant drug related traffic to and from [the] residence."
Police detained the man, 42-year-old Na'Aman Coleman, during a traffic stop nearby. LMPD said probable was established during the stop, and a search warrant was later executed on his home.
Inside the home, detectives found 11 firearms, including 2 AR-15 style pistols, a Tec-9, and a stolen Kimber 1911 style handgun. Many were loaded with restricted ammunition, according to court documents.
Coleman is not allowed to have any firearms as a person with prior felony convictions.
Authorities also found three pounds of suspected methamphetamine, more than two pounds of marijuana, more than three ounces of suspected powder cocaine, more than 20 doses of alprazolam, miscellaneous drug paraphernalia used in trafficking narcotics and a large stack of U.S. currency.
Coleman is being held at Metro Corrections.
He is charged with four various drug trafficking charges, using restricted ammo during a felony (no shot), receiving stolen property (firearm), and trafficking controlled substances within 1,000 feet of a school.
Coleman was arraigned on those charges Oct. 23 and his case will be heard before a grand jury in December. his bond is set at $50,000.
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