Search warrant leads to major drug and cash seizure in Ridgeland

RIDGELAND, S.C. () – A search warrant in Ridgeland, S.C., has led to the seizure of $10,000 and multiple forms of drugs.

On August 15, 2025, the Narcotics Enforcement Team from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) teamed up with the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) of the Hardeeville Police Department (HPD) to carry out a search warrant in the Miranda Drive area of Ridgeland.

The operation resulted in the confiscation of a .300 Blackout rifle, ammunition, about $10,000 in U.S. currency, 19 grams of fentanyl, 30 grams of crack cocaine, and roughly one

pound of marijuana.

Charges filed as a result of this investigation:

  • Houston Chaneyfield, 46, of Ridgeland – Trafficking Fentanyl, Trafficking Crack

    Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Distribute (PWITD) Marijuana

  • Jessica Powell, 40, of Ridgeland – Trafficking Fentanyl, Trafficking Crack

    Cocaine, PWITD Marijuana

  • Houston Chaneyfield Jr., 21, of Ridgeland – PWITD Fentanyl, PWITD Crack

    Cocaine, PWITD Marijuana

  • D-Avonta Chaneyfield, 20, of Ridgeland – PWITD Fentanyl, PWITD Crack

    Cocaine, PWITD Marijuana

Provided by The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office

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