By james art BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested an alleged drug dealer following an investigation.
According to police, officers began an investigation where they learned that a suspect, who has been identified as 25-year-old Richie Brown, was selling drugs from an apartment complex on Monet Drive.
On October 23, detectives and agents executed a search warrant at the apartment. Brown came out of the apartment and was taken into custody. Detectives learned that Brown’s five-month-old son also lived in the apartment.
During the search, agents found the following:
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Three bags of marijuana with 11.6 grams, 10.6 grams and 10.6 grams.
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A large bag of marijuana weighing 397 grams.
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A plastic bag containing eight pills believed to be MDMA.
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A loaded pistol with an extended magazine.
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Two Apple iPhones.
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Black digital scale.
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A box of sandwich bags for packaging.
Brown was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail on charges of two counts of possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful carrying of a firearm with a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a firearm by felon and unlawful use of controlled substances in the presence of minors.
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Brown also had three warrants, according to arrest records. The amount of the guarantee has not been determined.
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