HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-03-18 (Three arrested for promoting dangerous drugs)DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: March 18, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
(808) 241-1600
Three arrested for promoting dangerous drugs
KAPAʿA – Kauaʽi police arrested 61-year-old Jeffrey Chandler of Anahola, 33-year-old Jeffrey
Laasch-Chandler of Līhuʿe and 38-year-old Kealia Bell-Gasaway of Kapaʿa on March 16 after locating
illegal drugs in their possession.
KPD’s Vice Section executed a search warrant on a residence in Kapaʿa where 104.9 grams of
heroin, 23 grams of methamphetamine, 21.9 grams of cocaine, more than $8,000 in U.S. currency, and a
Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle were recovered by police.
Chandler was arrested and charged for Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree. He was
released pending investigation.
Laasch-Chandler was arrested and charged for Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree
and Ownership or Possession Prohibited. He is currently being held in cellblock and his bail is set at
$30,000.
Bell-Gasaway was arrested and charged for Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Second Degree.
She was released after posting $10,000 bail.
Jeffrey Chandler Jeffrey Laasch-Chandler Kealia Bell-Gasaway
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