Two men and a woman were apprehended early Sunday morning in Colorado after deputies investigating a report about counterfeit money discovered drugs, a firearm, and a live explosive in their vehicle.
Pueblo County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Battle Ground Skilled Gaming around 2 a.m. Sunday following an employee’s report of receiving two counterfeit $100 bills from a pair of customers, as reported by KKTV.
During the deputies’ questioning of 28-year-old Kayla Dockins and 33-year-old Jackson Gill, they discovered that Gill had an outstanding warrant from Huerfano County.
The deputies looked into the vehicle Dockins, Gill, and a third person were traveling in and saw the drugs, the gun, what looked like a pipe bomb.
A search warrant was obtained, leading to the discovery of 15 grams of methamphetamine, a shotgun, the explosive device, and numerous credit and identification cards not belonging to any of the three suspects.
The Pueblo Metro Bomb Squad responded to the scene and moved the live bomb from the vehicle.
Dockins, Gill, and the third person — identified as 37-year-old Gabriel Rivera-Leiba — were arrested.
Gill faces charges including possession of explosives, possession of a forgery instrument, possession of a firearm by a previous offender, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, ID theft, forgery, theft, and being a fugitive from justice.
Dockins was charged with forgery, possession of explosives, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
Rivera-Leiba was charged with criminal posssession of an identification document and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
