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The U.S. Marshal’s Task Force apprehended 21-year-old Dwayne Junior Dec. 30 at a residence in Scott, according to a release from the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Junior was booked into the St. Martin Parish Jail, then transported to the Ascension Parish Jail late Jan. 4.
Investigators developed Junior as a suspect in the Dec. 15 homicide of Ryheme Stevenson.
As of late last week, detectives were searching for 21-year-old Jermaine Jackson. He is wanted for second-degree murder in the case.
Junior was charged with second-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property, and illegal use of weapons.
Anyone with information on Jackson is urged to contact APSO at 225-621-4636 or by texting 847411 to the anonymous tip line from any cellular device or Greater Baton Rouge Crime Stoppers at 225-344-STOP (7868). To be eligible for a cash reward, contact Crime Stoppers immediately.
Operation âSandy Bottomâ: Drug investigation indicts 48, including 3 prison guards Prison cells (Source: KFVS) By Dave Miller | January 13, 2021 at 3:33 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 3:33 PM
WAYCROSS, Ga. (WALB) - Nearly 50 people have been indicted in a drug trafficking investigation that targeted violent gang members distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in the Coffee County area, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Dubbed âOperation Sandy Bottom,â the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation centered in the Sand Ridge neighborhood on the east side of Douglas, in an area known as âThe Bottoms,â said Bobby Christine, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
Updated: 2:27 PM EST January 13, 2021
DOUGLAS, Georgia Four dozen people have been indicted in a Coffee County drug trafficking operation that targeted gang members. Three of them are correctional officers.
According to a news release, the focus of Operation Sandy Bottom was the Sand Ridge neighborhood in Douglas.
The indictment alleges that the ring, controlled by part of the Gangster Disciples street gang, controlled meth trafficking in South Georgia and distributed contraband in prisons.
The news release says the investigation started back in 2018 when the Coffee County Drug Unit responded to complaints of increased violence in the Sand Ridge neighborhood. The unit then asked the FBI and Coastal Georgia Violent Task Gang Task Force for help.
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