Two Bayport Residents Face Felony Drug Charges After Police Seize More Than 144 Grams Of Cocaine

Two Bayport residents face felony drug charges after Washington County Narcotics Task Force agents assisted Bayport Police in a five-month long investigation into suspected cocaine dealers.

Melissa Anne Funke, 33, and Jackie Delvon Gordon, Jr., 38, were each charged with first-degree possession of cocaine and fifth-degree possession of marijuana by the Washington County Attorney’s Office.

According to the criminal complaint, drug task force agents seized 144.2 grams of cocaine and 636.4 grams of marijuana after executing a search warrant May 4 at a home in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue North, in Bayport.

The investigation began in December 2010 after drug task force agents received information from a confidential informant who told agents he knew where cocaine could be purchased in Bayport.

In a two-month period between Dec. 16, 2010 and Feb. 16, the informant made five controlled purchases of cocaine in various locations in or near Stillwater, the complaint states. During each controlled buy, Funke was allegedly the driver of the vehicle involved in the cocaine transaction.

On May 4, agents executed a search warrant at Funke’s home when a drug dog alerted officers to a dresser in the master bedroom, where officers recovered some marijuana pipes, the complaint states. The K-9 also alerted officers to an upstairs bathroom where officers found a “significant” amount of cocaine on the bathroom floor.

During the search, officers also found a large amount of cocaine in the freezer and a large amount of marijuana in a bedroom.

Agents then interviewed Gordon, Jr., who told the officers he moved into the house about a month ago, knew Funke didn’t have a job and had no “known source of income,” the complaint states. Gordon told officers he used the upstairs bathroom, but stated he didn’t know anything about the cocaine officers found on the floor.

If convicted, Funke and Gordon each face a mandatory minimum of four years in prison and a maximum of 40 years imprisonment for the first-degree drug charges. They also face a maximum of 10 years in prison and up to $20,000 in fines for the possession of marijuana charge.