{"id":115972,"date":"2026-08-16T00:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T00:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/115972\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T00:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T00:46:11","slug":"five-arrested-in-geneva-county-drug-raids-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/115972\/","title":{"rendered":"Five arrested in Geneva County drug raids, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) &#8212; Five people were arrested in Geneva County after three drug raids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Geneva Police say that on Thursday, August 14, and Friday 15, investigators executed a search warrant at a home on East Railroad Avenue in Geneva and two search warrants at homes on East Weatherly Street in Black.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the raids, police recovered over 1.2 pounds of marijuana, hemp products, kratom, meth, THC gummies, oxycodone, and other drug paraphernalia, according to GPD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Geneva Police Chief Pepper Mock tells WDHN that the drugs were found near a 6-year-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police identified five people arrested during the raids as Dexter Lane, Dena Lane, Velma Lane, Ashley Acreman, and Jerry Hildreth Jr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dexter Lane is facing unlawful possession of oxycodone, hemp products, kratom, marijuana, and illegal firearms; chemical endangerment of a child; and unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dena Lane is facing unlawful possession of hemp products and drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Velma Lane is facing possession of marijuana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Acreman is facing unlawful possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and chemical endangerment of a child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hildreth Jr. is facing unlawful possession of meth, drug paraphernalia, marijuana, firearms, and a short barreled shotgun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The raids were executed by the Geneva Police Department, Geneva County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Houston County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole, and the State Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Velma Lane (Courtesy of the Geneva Police Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"139\" height=\"153\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wdhn_dothan_articles_283\/d2c6d0ef090337e96a64329357988971.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Velma Lane (Courtesy of the Geneva Police Department)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jerry Hildreth (Courtesy of the Geneva Police Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"148\" height=\"154\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wdhn_dothan_articles_283\/59f584fb1ff085b0b0d41649ab10c337.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Hildreth (Courtesy of the Geneva Police Department)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Ashley Acreman (Courtesy of the Geneva Police Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"115\" height=\"154\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wdhn_dothan_articles_283\/f742d80f161120e90476172729c4474a.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ashley Acreman (Courtesy of the Geneva Police Department)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Dena Lane(Courtesy of the Geneva Police Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"136\" height=\"157\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wdhn_dothan_articles_283\/3b856d89ff7862d75459cf3d92cd4141.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dena Lane(Courtesy of the Geneva Police Department)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Dexter Lane (Courtesy of the Geneva Police Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"151\" height=\"157\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wdhn_dothan_articles_283\/19bd43d13f2eaa7ab0cd8370cd81c679.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dexter Lane (Courtesy of the Geneva Police Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WDHN - wdhn.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wdhn.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WDHN &#8211; wdhn.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) &#8212; Five people were arrested in Geneva County after three drug raids. 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