Charges were dismissed on Friday against two people who had been charged in district court in Minot with intent to deliver 144 grams or more of fentanyl and more than 4 ½ pounds of methamphetamine in Minot in July.

According to court records, it appears prosecution will be taken over in federal court.

The state dismissed Class A felony possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, Class A felony possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, Class C felony possession with intent to deliver marijuana charges against both Antonique Lashea Williams, 28, and Keyon Jermel Womack, 28. The state also dismissed a Class C felony felon in possession of a firearm charge against Womack.

Williams is currently in custody at the Ward County Jail and a detention hearing is scheduled for today in U.S. District Court. There is a federal order to hold Womack in custody as well.

According to a probable cause affidavit filed with the court in the state court case, the Ward County Narcotics Task Force searched the couple’s residence at 1628 20th Ave. NW, No. 101, on July 9. The search turned up a green backpack next to the bed in the master bedroom that contained 144 grams of suspected fentanyl pills and 4 pounds, 10 ounces of suspected methamphetamine packaged in vacuum sealer bags and a plastic baggie. In the kitchen there were marijuana buds in a plastic baggie. There was also a vacuum sealer with vacuum sealer bags containing marijuana residue. Located in a drawer in the master bedroom’s dresser was a loaded revolver.