By Paige Gurgainers
The Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office (BPSO) Special Response Team played a major role in a wake-up call turned narcotics raid that took place in Minden early Thursday morning, August 22, hitting three separate residencies simultaneously resulting in seven felony arrests and illegal narcotics seized.
The Special Response Team joined forces with the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office, City of Minden Police Department, ATF and DEA raiding residencies in the 600 block of Constable St, 500 block of Marshall St. and 100 block of Timothy Drive.
According to City of Minden Police Chief Jared McIver, this raid was a result of a lengthy investigation led by the department’s narcotics division. Two arrest warrants were obtained following the investigation that the agencies were made aware of during a briefing that took place at 6 a.m. that morning for Jeremy Clark and Justin Bailey. Clark was arrested at the residence on Constable while Bailey was later picked up in the 100 block of Timothy Drive.
Methamphetamine, synthetic marijuana and a multitude of drug paraphernalia were recovered between the three locations.
Individuals arrested included:
- Melanie Elise Lope, 36, 600 block Constable St., possession of methamphetamine, possession of synthetic marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Darien Moore, 26, 600 block Constable St., possession of methamphetamine, possession of synthetic marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Jeremy Clark, 31, 600 block Constable St., possession of methamphetamine, possession of synthetic marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Teri Nutt, 51, 600 block Constable St., possession of methamphetamine, possession of synthetic marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Shannon Leigh Ward-Redwine, 52, 100 block Timothy Dr., possession of methamphetamine.
- Justin Bailey, 35, 100 block Timothy Dr., charged on four warrants for distribution of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamine). Bailey’s total bond is set at $100,000.
- Demarcus Willis, 47, 500 block W. Marshall St., charged on three warrants for distribution of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamine). His total bond is set at $90,000.
- Chasion Chism, 34, 100 block Timothy Dr., possession of synthetic marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia.
