Three arrested after drugs, guns discovered at Covington home: STPSO

COVINGTON, La. (WGNO) — Three people are in custody facing drug, gun and animal cruelty charges in Covington.

According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, on Aug. 8, deputies with the Proactive Enforcement Unit arrested 19-year-old Christopher Havers.

Havers was charged with possession of:

• More than 2,600 Fentanyl tablets
• Two stolen firearms
• A semi-automatic rifle
• Drug paraphernalia including packaging material and scales

Through an investigation, detectives said they found a video of Havers allegedly feeding a duck fentanyl tablets near a hospital.

This reportedly led to an arrest warrant being issued for felony animal cruelty. Upon arriving at his home, Havers allegedly ran away but was caught soon after.

During a search of the home, deputies reported finding five firearms, of which two were reported stolen from St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes. They also found:

• Approximately 370 fentanyl tablets
• 38 Gabapentin capsules
• One bottle of Codeine
• Two bottles of Promethazine
• 53 Suboxone strips
• Small amounts of psilocybin mushrooms
• THC oil and marijuana
• One THC vape pen
• Two scales containing drug residue

Havers was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on charges of:

• Possession of Schedule II with the intent to distribute
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance
• Two counts of possession of a stolen firearm
• Possession of Schedule I
• Possession of Schedule IV
• Possession of a legend drug
• Cruelty to animals; simple and aggravated

Two others were found inside at the time of the search. 41-year-old Heather Hyde was arrested for possession of a legend drug and two counts of possession of Schedule 1.

23-year-old Ethan Hyde was arrested on charges of

• Possession of a legend drug
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance
• Two counts of possession of a stolen firearm
• Possession of Schedule I

“These individuals were clearly up to no good,” Sheriff Randy Smith said.

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