Trio of suspected thugs taken into custody
By Daily Press staff
PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — Three Santa Monica men were arrested Friday after police found about a pound of marijuana inside a Ninth Street apartment, as well as a loaded gun, which was allegedly tossed out of the second-floor window by one of the suspects.
Around 11 a.m., Santa Monica Police detectives served a search warrant in the 1800 block of Ninth Street, which is between Michigan Avenue and Pico Boulevard. The warrant stems from an investigation into a Nov. 30 incident in which a firearm was discharged at the apartment. The reporting party said he heard two shots fired at about 2:45 a.m. that morning near the apartment, police said.
Before police entered the apartment on Friday, one of the suspects inside reportedly threw a loaded gun out of the second-floor window. Detectives immediately recovered the firearm, but police are not saying which of the culprits ditched the gun.
Upon entering the apartment, police detained three suspects — Terrence Brown, 23; Jackson Lipps, 20; and Jason Coleman, 21. A female juvenile was also taken to the police station before being released to her mother.
Detectives recovered the marijuana and drug paraphernalia used in the sale of the drug amid their search. Police also found a bullet-
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 10, 2004. Read the original PDF.