NEBRASKA CITY – Nicholas Reed, 38, of Nebraska City is charged in Otoe County with possession of methamphetamine and deadly weapons.

Court records say police obtained a search warrant for south Fifth Street residence, where they found a rusty sword with an electric tape handle, throwing stars and a hatchet. Tubing with meth residue had been discarded.

Police obtained the search warrant for the residence based on allegations stemming from a separate investigation regarding the theft of coins from a Nebraska City residence where the homeowner had recently died.

Police say the investigation led to the recovery of most of the stolen coins at two locations, but not during the Fifth Street search.

Reed has not been charged regarding allegations in the Fifth Street search warrant.