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.
Day of reckoning coming, legal expert believes, after bombshell Nakamoto interview with drug cop
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BATON ROUGE- Southern University Law Center Chancellor John Pierre said Baton Rouge is facing a day of reckoning after a Baton Rouge Police officer exposed the concerns that have prompted a department investigation into corruption, drug charges being dropped and at least one detective being arrested.
In an exclusive interview with the WBRZ Investigative Unit, Jeremiah Ardoin talked about quotas, coverups, and how he overheard some officers saying they plant drugs on innocent people.
BRPD Narcotics officer exposes wrongdoing, coverups and quotas in bombshell interview with Nakamoto
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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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THE INVESTIGATORS: DA drops more drug cases tied to potential corruption within BRPD WAFB file photo of the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters in Baton Rouge, La. (Source: WAFB) By Scottie Hunter | April 26, 2021 at 10:47 AM CDT - Updated April 26 at 10:47 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - District Attorney Hillar Mooreâs office has dropped even more drug cases tied directly to potential corruption within the narcotics division with BRPD.
Last month, 640 cases were dropped by the office, ranging from possession to weapons charges dating back as far as to 2015. All of those cases that were dropped were handled by officers Jeremiah Ardoin and Jason Acree. Both men were charged after departmental investigations seemed to expose corruption within the agency. Now 72 additional cases have been dropped by the DAâs office. Those include cases that date back to as far as 2017 and involved cases as recent as January 2021. All of these dropped cases were also handled by