Adults, teenager facing several allegations in Terrebonne Parish drug investigation
On June 4, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division agents, in partnership with Louisiana State Police, DEA and members of Louisiana Patrol and Parole (P&P), executed search warrants at two Houma-area homes.
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At the first home in the 200 block of Hanson Drive, reportedly linked to 32-year-old Kenya Patterson, authorities allegedly found:
750 grams of a Heroin/Fentanyl mix
Over 300 pills of unprescribed medication
Distribution amounts of Marijuana
A rifle
Numerous items of drug paraphernalia consistent with drug distribution
Close to $1,400 in cash
Kenya Patterson was arrested and booked into the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex on charges of:
Possession with the intent to distribute heroin
Possession with the intent to distribute CDS II
Possession with the intent to distribute marijuana
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Possession of a firearm in the presence of narcotics
Illegal use of a CDS in the presence of juveniles
Clandestine labs
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses
Additional outstanding warrants in an unrelated case
He is currently being held on a $611,000 bond.
Further investigation led authorities to a second home in the 200 block of Angelle Drive, also linked to Patterson, said TPSO authorities. P&P agents were conducting a compliance check for 28-year-old Keondra Patterson, who is currently on parole.
That's when they reportedly discovered alleged signs of drug activity and a firearm. A search warrant was issued and TPSO agents arrested a 16-year-old unidentified male, who was found asleep with a gun visibly on him.
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He was booked on a charge of illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile.
Other people in the home were also arrested. The search allegedly led to the discovery of:
Close to 35 grams of heroin
Drug paraphernalia consistent with drug distribution
Four handguns
Over $4,200 in cash
Keondra Patterson was arrested and booked into the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex on charges of:
Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS I
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Possession of a firearm in the presence of narcotics
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses
Outstanding arrest warrants in an unrelated case
She is being held on a $65,000 bond.
Also arrested on the scene was 24-year-old Jecell D. Mosely on charges of:
Possession with Intent to distribute CDS I
Possession of a firearm in the presence of narcotics
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses
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