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June 15, 2012

       The New Orleans Police Department-Public Information Office

“New Orleans Police S.O.D. Task Force Units Investigated 22 Felony Cases”

The New Orleans Police Department’s Special Operations Division (S.O.D) Task Force Unit investigated 220 complaints, 30 previous complaints, yielding 95 cases for 22 Felonies, 62 Misdemeanors, and 11 Municipal violations and issued 4 Summons and had 4 Curfew violators.  Officers stopped 81 vehicles, wrote 14 Citations and made 6 traffic arrests.  They made 83 Pedestrian Checks, 13 Field Interviews and wrote 81 reports.  They conducted 78 Wanted Checks and made 1 Narcotics case and confiscated 2 guns and Narcotics.         

Since July of 2010, Officers investigated approximately 11,856 complaints, executed approximately 124 Search Warrants, made approximately 1,703 Felony cases, conducted approximately 4,925 vehicle checks, issued approximately 652 citations, made approximately 210 Narcotics cases, confiscated approximately 162 guns and numerous amounts of Illegal Substances.

These results are from June 3, 2012 thru June 9, 2012

Tactical Platoons I and II Arrested the Following Subjects During Traffic Stops

Reshard Robinson 19, for Possession of Marijuana and 4 Fugitive Attachments.

Christian Cardon 22, for Possession of Marijuana.

Thaddeus Ross 20, for a Capias.

Toni Strong 27, for a Capais and a Fugitive Attachment.

Kenya Edwards 38, for 6 Fugitive Attachments.

Melvin Jones 25, for 5 Fugitive Attachments.

Andrew Dunbar 40, for 4 Fugitive Attachments.

William Coleman 44, for 3 Fugitive Attachments, Driving on a Suspended License and No Seat Belt.

Teshawna Hall 27, for 3 Fugitive Attachments, Driving on a Suspended License and No License Plate.

Kevin Johnson 38, for 2 Fugitive Attachments, Invalid License Plate and Driving on a Suspended License.

Pete Trevin 32, for a Fugitive Attachment and 2 Municipal Attachments.

Elton Wells 33, for 2 Fugitive Attachments, Driving on a Suspended License and No Seat Belt.

Bobby Johnson 24, for 2 Fugitive Attachments.

Michell Brown 43, for 2 Fugitive Attachments.

Cornelius Parker 52, for Driving on a Suspended License and Improper Display of a License Plate.

Chaz Bolds 27, for a Fugitive Attachment and Traffic Violations.

Tristan Wiltz 24, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Demond Mullens 32, for Simple Battery.

Tactical Platoons I and II Arrested the Following Subjects

A 15-year-old male for a Juvenile Attachment.

A 16-year-old male for Illegally Carrying a Weapon and Curfew.

Oremo Ochillo 37, for Racketeering, Money Laundering, Conspiracy to Sell, Distribute or Possess Legend Drugs without a Prescription, Conspiracy to Obtain Legend by Misrepresentation or Fraud and Conspiracy for a Pharmacy to Prescribe Legend Drugs without a Prescription.

Troy Lee Tennessee 19, for Illegally Carrying a Weapon, Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm and a Probation Violation.

Michael Jackson 45, for Simple Battery and a Probation Violation.

Nevel Myles 45, for a Capias.

Jamane Johnson 19, for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Possession of Stolen Property, Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Disregarding a Stop Sign and No Drivers License.

Alvin Joseph 44, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Darrin Champagne 21, for a Fugitive Attachment.

Violent Offenders Warrant Unit and Fugitive Unit Arrested the Following Subjects on Warrants.

A 15-year-old male for Principal to Attempted Second Degree Murder and Principal to Aggravated Battery.

Aaron Kisack 31, for First Degree Murder.

Erick Garrison 19, for Attempted Second Degree Murder, 5 Municipal Attachments, 3 Capiases and 2 Probation Violations.

Glynn Hawkins 19, for Principal to Second Degree Homicide.

Jonathan Williamson 49, for Aggravated Rape.

Allen Ester 27, for Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Aggravated Battery and Aggravated Criminal Damage.

Anthony Walker 23, for Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession with the Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Crack Cocaine.

Antonia Brown 30, for Cruelty to Juveniles.

Chad Burnette 30, for Theft and Illegal Possession of Stolen Things.

Gregory Huskey 50, for Simple Assault by Threats, Theft and 2 Fugitive Attachments. 

Timothy Holt 35, for Theft and 3 Fugitive Attachments.

Antwine Smith 35, for Possession of Stolen Property and Criminal Damage to Property.

Wesley Gatlin 26, for Criminal Damage to Property and Threats.

Darnell Wallace 25, for Domestic Abuse Battery and Simple Criminal Damage to Property.

Damien King 27, for Simple Battery Domestic and a Capias.

Duane Trotter 31, for Domestic Abuse Battery.

Samuel Green 28, for 2 Municipal Attachments.

Project Safe Neighborhood Knock and Talk

Project Safe Neighborhood Detective Kori Keaton conducted 2 Knock and Talk Convicted Felon Checks.  No arrests were made.

The 2011 Year-to-Date Totals:  147 Checks and 50 Arrests.

Electronic Monitoring Unit

Total Monitored: 115                    Juveniles: 40   Adults: 75

2011 Year-to-Date Monitored: 130

The New Orleans Police Department, under the leadership of Superintendent Ronal W. Serpas, is engaged in a complete transformation in its approach to ensuring that New Orleans is a safer place to live, work and visit.  The police force, which currently employs dedicated men and women, is committed to transparency, accountability, collaboration and integrity.  To learn more about the NOPD and our services, visit http://www.nola.gov/GOVERNMENT/NOPD and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/New-Orleans-LA/New-Orleans-Police-Department-Official/133853236665761 

Any person who, after the commission of a felony, shall harbor, conceal, or aid the offender, knowing or having reasonable ground to believe that he has committed the felony, and with the intent that he may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment shall be charged with R.S. 14:25; Relative to Accessories After the Fact. 

An accessory after the fact may be tried and punished, notwithstanding the fact that the principal felon may not have been arrested, tried, convicted, or amenable to justice.  

Whoever becomes an accessory after the fact shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both; provided that in no case shall his punishment be greater than one-half of the maximum provided by law for a principal offender.                                        

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Officer Garry Flot