Over the last several weeks, Rapides Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) agents have received community complaints in reference to alleged narcotic activity in the 1700 block of Thornton Court. RADE agents were very familiar with this address as they have arrested multiple individuals over the last year and a half from this residence.
Agents began their investigation and through a variety of investigative techniques, were able to establish probable cause for a search warrant of the residence.
On the night of Feb. 3, RADE agents, along with agents from the Louisiana State Probation and Parole, executed the search warrant at 1735 Thornton Court. Present at the time of warrant service were the following individuals: Kynjy Brown, Bobby Smith, Jr., Dekevius Hollins, and Emoine Brisco.
Smith Jr. and Hollins attempted to flee but were quickly captured. During the arrest, Smith Jr. actively resisted an officer by using force and violence and, after a brief altercation, he was taken into custody without further incident. During a search, Smith, Jr., approximately two ounces of Fentanyl was found on his person.
During the search of the residence, agents located approximately 6 pounds of powder cocaine. The
cocaine had been previously compressed into hardened bricks and a bulldog emblem was pressed into one of the bricks as a way to personalize it. A plastic emblem of a bulldog was also located in the kitchen that matched the pressed bulldog emblem in the hardened bricks.
Powder cocaine was located throughout the house including on a hydraulic press, commonly used to compress the cocaine into bricks. Two ounces of high grade marijuana was also located. A variety of drug paraphernalia including a large roll of plastic wrap, multiple digital scales, and a blender coated with powder cocaine were all recovered from inside the house.
According to FBI estimates, the value of the cocaine is approximately $450,000.00-$500,000.00.
A .45 caliber pistol was located at the residence and was determined to be reported stolen through the Alexandria Police Department.
Agents also located approximately $38,000.00 US currency in the residence that agents believe is associated with the illegal narcotics trafficking.
Agents say their investigation is still ongoing and more arrests are possible.
The Rapides Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) Unit is a multi-jurisdictional team comprised of the Alexandria Police Department, Ball Police Department, Boyce Police Department, Cheneyville Police Department, Forest Hill Police Department, Glenmora Police Department, Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office Lecompte Police Department, McNary Police Department, Pineville Police Department, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office, Woodworth Police Department, Grant Parish District Attorney’s Office and the Rapides Parish District Attorney’s Office.
The RADE Unit continues to target individuals suspected of trafficking narcotics in the Central Louisiana area. If anyone has information or would like to report any narcotics activity, they may do so by sending direct messages to the Rapides Area Drug Enforcement Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RADEunit/.
The following suspects were arrested on a variety of charges.
Kynjy Morrice Brown
Prod, Manu, Dist, Dispense, or Possess with Intent CDS 2 (28 grams or more)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Illegal Carry Firearm with Illegal Drugs
Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Weapons: Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
Possession of CDS 1
Parole Violations
Bobby Smith Jr.
Prod, Manu, Dist, Dispense, or Possess with Intent CDS 2 (28 grams or more)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Illegal Carry Firearm with Illegal Drugs
Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Weapons: Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
Simple Resisting of a Police Officer
Dekevius K. Hollins:
Prod, Manu, Dist, Dispense, or Possess with Intent CDS 2 (28 grams or more)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Illegal Carry Firearm with Illegal Drugs
Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Resisting an Officer
Emoine Taiwan Brisco
Prod, Manu, Dist, Dispense, or Possess with Intent CDS 2 (28 grams or more)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Illegal Carry Firearm with Illegal Drugs
Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Possession of CDS
All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law or administrative action.