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The Cass County Drug Enforcement Team (CCDET) announces that on Tuesday May 15th, 2012 a search warrant was executed in the 69,000 block of Section Street in Edwardsburg, MI. Two adults were arrested for illegally selling and growing marijuana near Edwardsburg Schools.

CCDET detectives had been conducting an on going investigation into marijuana dealing and obtained arrest warrants for Travis Hipps, age 28, and Takeysha Davis, age 23. A search warrant was also secured and executed at the residence of Hipps and Davis. Police located both subjects inside the residence when the search warrant was executed. A search of the residence revealed marijuana illegally growing and packaged for street level sale.

Two minor children were living inside the residence. CCDET contacted the Child Protective Services division of the Department of Human Services and a CPS agent came to the scene. The two children were taken into protective custody. Hipps and Davis were arrested at the scene on their respective warrants as well as additional drug charges stemming from the search warrant. Both subjects were lodged at the Cass County Jail. On May 16th, 2012 Travis Hipps and Takeysha Davis were arraigned in the Cas County 4th District Court. Hipps was arraigned for charges of Delivery of Marijuana, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver, Manufacturing Marijuana, Maintaining a Drug House, and Possession of Marijuana. Hipps is held on a $40,000 cash or surety bond. Davis was arraigned on charges of Manufacturing Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana, Maintaining a Drug House, and Possession of Marijuana. Davis is held on a $20,000 cash of surety bond.

CCDET was assisted at the scene by the Ontwa Township Police Department.

This matter remains under investigation. Anyone with information on this or any other drug related crime is asked to contact the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team at 269-782-5206, the tip line at 1-800-462-9328, or leave an anonymous web tip at WWW.CCSO.INFO.