Retired judge calls for independent investigation at BRPD following officer s rare tell-all interview
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BATON ROUGE - A retired judge, who still serves in an ad-hoc capacity at times, watched a former narcotics officer s tell-all interview on WBRZ Wednesday night in disbelief and believes a full investigation needs to be conducted to see if the problems highlighted in the report were only isolated to narcotics.
Judge Luke Lavergne said he s had suspicions before about drug cases that were brought to him. Ardoin s interview on WBRZ gave him a flashback to when he was a young prosecutor reviewing probable cause sheets.
Another BRPD narcotics officer placed on leave amid corruption mess
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BATON ROUGE - The WBRZ Investigative Unit has confirmed another Baton Rouge Police narcotics officer was placed on leave as all eyes are on the narcotics division.
Our sources are telling us the officer was placed on leave over issues involving evidence. Those sources said policies have been tightened up amid problems within the narcotics division, and his leave comes as those policies are being enforced.
Moments after WBRZ reported the officer was on leave Friday, Baton Rouge Police confirmed Officer Jacob Cowart was placed on leave pending an administrative investigation.
Mayor Broome responds to accusations about BRPD narcotics officer
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A Baton Rouge Police officer from the narcotics division was arrested at the end of February on charges of possession with intent to distribute Schedule I narcotics and malfeasance in office.
Cpl. Jason Acree, a 12-year veteran with the Baton Rouge Police Department, was arrested for the second time in less than two months in April.
The latest charge for the 34-year-old is obstruction of justice. The arrest warrant indicates it is an additional charge related to the crime that led to Acree’s original arrest. The warrant added the charge is the result of new information gathered by investigators.
BRPD Narcotics officer exposes wrongdoing, coverups and quotas in bombshell interview with Nakamoto
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Wednesday, April 28 2021
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BATON ROUGE- Planting drugs, coverups, quotas, a term called snapping - it is how the Baton Rouge drug squad handled itself, a former officer told WBRZ in a tell-all interview.
Jeremiah Ardoin did not shield his identity and said he wanted to expose the truth in an explosive conversation with WBRZ Chief Investigator Chris Nakamoto recently. What he said in a TV interview has only been heard directly from a small group: The FBI, the Baton Rouge Police Chief and Nakamoto. What he has told each person has resulted in a department investigation, officer transfers, a police officer’s arrest and hundreds of drug charges being dismissed.
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