WATERTOWN, S.D.—Watertown Police arrested a man and his girlfriend Wednesday after they responded to an assault call.
They were dispatched to a residence in the 10-block of First Street Southwest around 9 p.m.
Sergeant Matt Hegg says officers first made contact with 48-year-old Adam Remington of Watertown. He threatened to kill officers and assaulted them as he was arrested.
Officers then made contact with Remington’s girlfriend —27-year-old Sara Widger—at the residence.
Hegg says officers suspected drug use and drug distribution inside the home, so a search warrant was drafted.
During a search of the home, officers found evidence of a marijuana growing operation. They seized a large amount of marijuana, cash and a firearm.
A four-month-old child in the home was removed and placed in the custody of Child Protection Services.
Charges include Resisting Arrest, Assault on Law Enforcement, Abuse or Cruelty to a Minor, Possession of Marijuana and Possession with Intent to Distribute.
Remington and Widger were booked into the Codington County Detention Center.
(Mike Tanner, KWAT, contributed this report.)
