Douglas County SWAT Executes Search Warrant, Arrests Gardnerville Man on Drug Charges

MINDEN, Nev. (April 21, 2026)––Today, April 21, 2026, at approximately 5:45 a.m., the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team executed a search warrant in the 1200 block of Alicia Circle in the Gardnerville Ranchos, Gardnerville, Nevada.
The search warrant was the culmination of a two-month investigation into suspected cocaine trafficking by Branden Michael Kennon, 46, who resides at the Alicia Circle address.
Kennon was booked into the Minden Jail Facility on three counts of sale of a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $20,646.
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