Delivery charge filed after no-knock warrant

Police say Perman sitting at a table with meth

February 23, 2026Updated: February 23, 2026
By Dan Swanson

FALLS CITY – Edward Perman, 60, is charged with delivery near a school, possession of money during a drug crime and habitual criminal on Feb. 3.

Falls City police reported Perman’s arrest following a search warrant at the Eastview Apartments, where 17 grams of methamphetamine, cash and a scale were seized.

A police affidavit says Perman was sitting at a table with a scale and bag of methamphetamine in front of him when an armed officer entered his apartment under the no-knock warrant.

Police seized $477 and say his apartment is within 1,000 feet of a playground.

Perman has been assigned a public defender and has not yet entered a plea in this case.