RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
More than 80 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers and agents in several Richmond neighborhoods executed arrested warrants this week resulting in six arrests of individuals on drug trafficking charges, according to officials.
The arrests lead to the recovery of multiple firearms, ammunition, magazines, and illegal drugs, officials stated.
“This operation was strategically centered on some of the hardest-hit areas in Richmond,” said G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “This federal, state, and local violent crime suppression operation focused on alleged violent offenders, gang members, drug traffickers, and illegal firearm possessors who are allegedly responsible for an outsized contribution to violence in Richmond communities. Lest there be any doubt, crime doesn’t self-quarantine and our brave law enforcement partners will not allow the rule of law to disintegrate amidst this pandemic.”
The operation was primarily executed in the Mosby Court, Creighton Court, and Whitcomb Court communities in Virginia.
Additionally, law enforcement officers conducted four search warrants at various locations within Richmond that resulted in the seizure of four firearms, magazines and ammunition, $1500 in cash, and illicit narcotics including heroin, crack, and marijuana.
Below is a table listing the defendants, age, hometown, and respective charges.
|
Name, Age |
Hometown |
Charge(s) |
| Estee Washington, 29 | Richmond | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance |
| Japorium Straughter, 28 | Richmond | Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance |
| Kamal Ross, 27 | Richmond | Distribution of Cocaine |
| Chanrelle Harris, 29 | Richmond | Distribution of Fentanyl |
| Clarence Rowe, 48 | Richmond | Distribution of Fentanyl and Cocaine |
| Mitchell Washington, 45 | Richmond | Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl |
| Tirelle Lance, 32 | Richmond | Distribution of Cocaine |
| Tavarus Jermaine Williams, 40 | Richmond | Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl |
The defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.