On March 27, 2026, the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs (SEACAD) Task Force conducted an operation that resulted in the arrest of two Juneau residents: 50-year-old Jeremiah L. Pond and 40-year-old Whitney Gannon.

Investigators observed Pond operating a vehicle in a dangerous manner in the Mendenhall Valley area. He was driving at a high rate of speed and crossing the centerline. A traffic stop was initiated, and Pond initially stopped the vehicle. Gannon was contacted in the front passenger seat.

While officers were still actively engaged in the traffic stop, Pond fled the scene in the vehicle. He continued to drive recklessly, eventually losing control and striking a guardrail before fleeing the area once again.

Pond and Gannon were later located near Statter Harbor and taken into custody.

Investigators subsequently executed a search warrant at Gannon’s residence in the 11000 block of Mendenhall Loop Road. The following items were seized:

• $8,091 in cash
• Approximately 360 grams of fentanyl
• Approximately 8 grams of methamphetamine

The combined street value of the seized narcotics is estimated at $180,000.

Pond was arrested and remanded to Lemon Creek Correctional Center on the following charges:

• Failure to Stop at the Direction of a Peace Officer (Class C felony)
• Two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree (Class A felonies)
• Two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Class B felonies)
• Four counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree (Class C felonies)
• Probation remand

Gannon was arrested and remanded to Lemon Creek Correctional Center on the following charges:

• Two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree (Class A felonies)
• Two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (Class B felonies)

SEACAD, Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs, is a regional task force comprised of municipal police departments from Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Haines, Skagway, Petersburg, Hoonah, Wrangell, Craig and Yakutat, the Alaska State Troopers, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Postal Inspection Service, and Coast Guard Investigative Service. Together, they work to investigate drug importation and distribution in the Southeast Alaska region.