Three arrested on drug charges; cops say 2 children were in home
Giller Ave. house long associated with drug activity.
Two men and a woman in Mangonia Park were arrested Wednesday after the county SWAT team and local drug task forces raided a home that authorities said has been notorious for illegal activities and weapons.
Palm Beach County Sheriff ’s Office deputies said the home on 1210 Giller Ave. has been known since the 1990s to illegally supply weapons and drugs including, but not limited to, heroin, marijuana and cocaine. The arrest report also says neighborhood residents voiced concerns over suspicious activity at the home on more than one occasion.
Jonathan McFadden, 38, Howard McKenzie Jr., 29, and Jamille Anglin, 30, each face multiple drug charges as well as a charge of manufacturing drugs with minors present. McFadden faces an additional charge of possessing firearms as a convicted felon.
Authorities raided the home at about 6 p.m., spotting pedestrians and people in vehicles conducting “hand-to-hand” drug transactions with either McFadden, McKenzie, or Anglin, according to the report.
SWAT team members and other officers said two children were in the home when they approached McFadden, McKenzie and Anglin. As authorities entered, McKenzie ran to the bathroom and flushed what appeared to be drugs down the toilet, the report states.
The toilet became clogged and overflowed, spilling water and cocaine residue onto the bathroom floor, deputies said.
While searching the entire home, detectives found a safe with multiple firearms and ammunition, as well as large amounts of crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana, Oxycontin, Xanax, cocaine, drug paraphernalia and items used to package and traffic drugs, the report states.
Deputies said McFadden was last convicted of a felony in 2013 for possession of marijuana with intent to sell and failure to register as a sex offender in Florida. He was released from the Palm Beach County Jail on Thursday after posting a $100,000 bail.
Anglin was also released from jail Thursday after posting a $13,000 bond. McKenzie remains jailed on a $139,000 bond, jail records show.
Deputies did not disclose the ages of the children who were present at the home or say whether they are in the custody of the Department of Children and Families.