Officers executing a search warrant in North Vernon early Monday morning allegedly discovered heroin and a felon in possession of stolen gun. Six people were arrested.

Sgt. Andrew Richmond, with the North Vernon Police Department, says that officers joined deputies from the Jennings County Sheriff’s

Department in carrying out the search. At about 5:30 a.m., the team served the warrant at a home in the 1000 block of County Road 115 South, he said. Authorities say that the search resulted in the discovery of a convicted felon in possession of several firearms, one of which was stolen, along with heroin and drug paraphernalia.

Sgt. Richmond says that the occupant of the home, 40-year-old Jeremy F. Jones, is a convicted violent felon prohibited from possessing firearms. He says that five guns were seized from the house, one of which was found to be stolen. In addition, Richmond says that several items of drug paraphernalia were found, including a small amount of heroin and syringes.

North Vernon Police say that Jones is facing preliminary felony charges of Being a Violent Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Maintaining a Common Nuisance. Also arrested at the scene were:

Marshall T. Wilson, 31,: Possession of a Controlled Substance (Level 6 felony) and Visiting a Common Nuisance (Class B misdemeanor);

Shelbi M. Phelps, 20, Visiting a Common Nuisance (Class B misdemeanor);

Seth A. Sharp, 26, Visiting a Common Nuisance (Class B misdemeanor);

Phillip McGuire, 40, Visiting a Common Nuisance (Class B misdemeanor);

Sommer Porter, 28, Visiting a Common Nuisance (Class B misdemeanor);

Sgt. Richmond stresses that this is an active investigation and that additional charges could be filed.