By james art BATON ROUGE — Four men — including one man arrested more than 50 times on various drug charges — accused of dealing drugs out of a Convention Street home have been arrested by Baton Rouge police.
Henry Johnson, 52, was arrested Wednesday for distribution of Schedule I and Schedule II drugs. Police also arrested Mark Shepherd, 53, Desmond Franklin, 18, and Dominique Simpson, 27, on drug and weapons charges when officers raided the Convention Street residence.
Detectives and FBI agents began investigating Joseph’s alleged drug operation in September.
When police raided the home, they seized a gun, 52 grams of methamphetamine, one ounce each of powder and crack cocaine, nearly 22 grams of marijuana, nearly eight grams of synthetic marijuana, and three doses of MDMA. Detectives also seized $224 in cash.
According to police, Joseph has previous arrests for outstanding warrants, contempt of court and drug offenses. Shepherd was also arrested for false representation during booking, resisting an officer and being a fugitive on a warrant for possession of schedule II drugs, police added.