Baton Rouge men charged after pounds of marijuana found during traffic stop
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Three Baton Rouge men were arrested after a traffic stop on Friday, April 19.
The stop was initiated by the Baton Rouge Police Department and took place around 11:45 p.m. in the 3100 block of Bartlett Street.
Jerome Walker Jr., 24, was charged with illegal carrying of weapons with controlled dangerous substance and possession with the intent to distribute Schedule I (marijuana).
Trazadreon Gaines IV, 22, was charged with illegal carrying of weapons with controlled dangerous substance and possession with the intent to distribute Schedule I (marijuana).
Ronald Williams, 22, was charged with possession with the intent to distribute Schedule I (marijuana).
BRPD officers initiated the stop after seeing a vehicle driven by Walker without its headlights on. Gaines and Williams were passengers in the vehicle.
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All three men “were detained due to the odor of marijuana in the vehicle as well as a firearm that was in the vehicle under the driver’s seat,” according to the affidavit.
Officers were told there was another gun in the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, officers found baggies of marijuana in the trunk and glove box.
BRPD said officers seized 14 pounds of marijuana, a semiautomatic pistol, a rifle and cash.
Walker, Gaines, and Williams were all booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
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