Two men and a woman were arrested early Sunday morning in Colorado after deputies checking up on a report of counterfeit money found drugs, a gun, and a live bomb in their vehicle.
Pueblo County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Battle Ground Skilled Gaming at about 2 a.m. Sunday when an employee reported receiving a pair of counterfeit $100 bills from two customers, KKTV reported.
While deputies were questioning 28-year-old Kayla Dockins and 33-year-old Jackson Gill, they learned 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.
They obtained a search warrant and found 15 grams of methamphetamine, a shotgun, and the bomb, along with several credit cards and identification cards that did not belong to any of the three people.
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 has been charged with possession of explosives, possession of a forgery instrument, possession of a weapon by a previous offender, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, ID theft, forgery, theft, and 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.
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[Featured image: Jackson Gill, Gabriel Rivera-Leiba, and Kayla Dockins/Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office]