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UPSET arrests Delta County man on drug, gun charges

ESCANABA, MI--   An Escanaba man is in jail following a drug bust by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team.

On Wednesday a search warrant was executed at a residence in the city. Detectives seized about 34 grams of suspected crystal meth, a small amount of suspected heroin/fentanyl, more than $3,600 and a loaded handgun that was reported stolen.

Jimmy Pethers, 41, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver meth, possession of meth, maintaining a drug house and receiving and concealing a stolen firearm. He remains lodged in the Delta County Jail on a $175,000 cash bond.  

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.