HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) – Authorities arrested two people and seized more than a dozen firearms Tuesday morning following a drug investigation.

Around 7:40 a.m., Kearney Police, along with the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska State Patrol and members of the Tri Cities Drug Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at a residence near E 8th Street and B Avenue, as part of an ongoing drug investigation.

While searching the home, authorities found 15 firearms, a pound of marijuana and over $5,000 in cash. A young child was also found inside the home and taken to a safe environment, police said.

Christopher Carter, 41, and Christina Carter, 44, were arrested at their home and taken to the Buffalo County Jail.

Christopher was booked into jail on suspicion of possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony and child abuse – no injury.

Christina was jailed on suspicion of aiding and abetting the possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person and received the same additional charges as Christopher.

The mother of the small child, a 22-year-old woman who was also in the home, was cited and released for misdemeanor child abuse.

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