Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: April 9, 2008

Phone: 318/673-6932 Fax: 318/673-6933

Contact: Kacce Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Operation Closed Market results

Sheriff Steve Prator and Chief Henry Whitehorn announced that the Caddo/Shreveport Narcotics Unit conducted the fourth installment of Operation Closed Market to reduce the sales of illegal drugs in Shreveport. Agents with the Caddo – Shreveport Narcotics Unit made numerous undercover purchases of illegal narcotics throughout the city of Shreveport during the past month. During these investigations, Agents were able to obtain 16 narcotics search warrants signed by Caddo Parish District Judges. On Friday and Saturday Agents, along with the assistance Caddo Sheriff K-9 Units and the Shreveport Investigations Division executed 14 of the search warrants.

The operation was extremely successful, netting 25 felony arrests, 6 misdemeanor arrests, 29.2 grams of cocaine, 1001 grams of marijuana, 7 weapons, and $7,734.00 worth of illegal drug proceeds. The street value of all drugs seized was $12,930.00. Below are the arrests and seizures during this operation.

Location Arrestee Age Address Charge

2627 Quinton James R. Young 34 2627 Quinton Shreveport, La Poss Sch I / Poss Sch II

2627 Quinton Erica Church 36 2627 Quinton Shreveport, La Poss Sch I / Poss Sch II

517 West 77th James Robinson 20 437 West 77th Shreveport, La Poss Sch I / Poss Sch II

517 West 77th Demarcus Robinson 21 517 West 77th Shreveport, La Poss Sch II/ Poss CDS g un

517 West 77th Christy Robinson 17 517 West 77th Shreveport, La Poss Sch I / Poss Sch II

429 West 77th Sirmetric Davidson 18 702 Bringhurst, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I

5917 Bernstein Elwood White 37 5917 Bernstein, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I with intent

5917 Bernstein Elbert White 19 5917 Bernstein, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I with intent

5917 Bernstein Deandre Terrell 31 5917 Bernstein, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I with intent

5917 Bernstein Tia Wilson 19 523 Fuller, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I with intent

324 Idema Amy Hutto 32 324 Idema, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I 3rd offense

106 Egan Arthur Richardson 44 106 Egan, Shreveport, La Poss Sch II with intent

2416 Sam Levon Taylor 29 3282 Marjorie, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I with intent

2416 Sam Johnny Smart 26 3210 Sidney, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I with intent

2416 Sam Brian Williams 20 3226 Sidney, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I with intent

445 Fuller Albert Vailes 50 445 Fuller, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I

7554 West 70th Jamarius Lindsey 20 6905 Nevada, Shreveport, La Poss Sch II with intent

7554 West 70th Chris Mcnight 19 7554 West 70th, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I

7554 West 70th Whitney Pack 21 7554 West 70th, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I

7539 Lewis Deicie Washington 70 7539 Lewis, Shreveport, La Felon in poss. of firearm

1458 Bellwood Ceasar Johnson 26 3007 Harbor, Mesquite, Tx Poss Sch I 2nd offense

1458 Bellwood Laterrance Johnson 28 1458 Bellwood, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I

9394 Blom Bennie Player 31 4850 Shed Rd, Bossier City, La Poss Sch I 2nd offense

9300 Blom Vernon Doctrove 66 20215 Kirkwood, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I

8404 Roitan Brian Lewis 38 8404 Roitan, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I WID w/ firearm

1800 BTW. Jontrel Clark 21 2312 Legardy, Shreveport, La Poss Sch II w/ firearm

1400 Looney Carl Davis 47 2622 Looney, Shreveport, La Poss Sch II with intent

3100 Kentucky Henry Caldwell 47 2306 Kentucky, Shreveport, La Fugitive

2800 Exposition Edward Joseph 31 3323 Boss, Shreveport, La Poss Sch I 2nd offense

3011 Bibb Jacolby Jackson 22 3011 Bibb, Shreveport, La Felony warrant

6113 West Canal Quinton Ford 21 6113 West Canal, Shreveport, La Felony warrant

Information can be left with Crime Stoppers at 673-7373 or by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimestoppersshreveportcaddo.com.

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