19-233 Narcotics Detectives Conduct Arrest Round-Up In Unincorporated Largo After Four Month Operation

Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Investigative Operations Bureau
- Narcotics Division
Patrol Operations Bureau
- Community Policing Unit

What:
Detectives from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division and deputies from the Community Policing Unit conducted an arrest round-up after a four month, street level narcotics operation in and around the Ridgecrest area of unincorporated Largo.

When:
The narcotics operation ran from April 2019 through July 2019.

The arrest round-up occurred on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

Where:
The operation targeted the area in and around the Ridgecrest area located in unincorporated Largo.

Why/How:
From April of 2019 through July 2019, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division conducted a four month, street level narcotics operation. The purpose of the operation was to specifically target narcotics sales in and around the Ridgecrest area of unincorporated Largo.

Detectives say the operation was initiated after receiving information relayed from the Patrol Operations Bureau, narcotic tip information, and information detectives obtained regarding narcotics activity in the area.

As a result of this operation, a total of 32 suspects were identified and 58 criminal charges were established. The charges include narcotics sales and possession of Cocaine, Alprazolam, Fentanyl, and Hydromorphone.

Seventeen of the 32 suspects were arrested as of 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Fifteen suspects still have pending criminal charges.

The subjects arrested during today’s arrest round-up are listed below with their charges. .

The investigation continues.

Eddie Lee Floyd (Arrested)
DOB: 01/17/57
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Hydromorphone & Possession of Hydromorphone

Darryl Bell (Arrested)
DOB: 01/09/71
Charges: Three counts of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Eric Green (Arrested)
DOB: 10/06/86
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine, Possession of Crack Cocaine, Possession of MDMA, Possession of Marijuana and Tampering with Physical Evidence

Timothy Haynes (Arrested)
DOB: 01/07/1972
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Leon Jackson Jr. (Arrested)
DOB: 05/27/88
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Johnny Henry (Arrested)
DOB: 06/14/56
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine, Possession of Crack Cocaine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

Jonathan Pittman (Arrested)
DOB: 05/16/69
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Ervin Rayner (Arrested)
DOB: 09/18/56
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Donzel Redding (Arrested)
DOB: 06/24/91
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine and two counts of Possession of Controlled Substance within 1,000 feet of a place of worship.

Joseph Hall (Arrested)
DOB: 09/10/71
Charges: Two counts of  Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Leroy McDuffy Jr. (Arrested)
DOB: 04/14/58
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Shaquille Taylor (Arrested)
DOB: 07/27/92
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Acetylfentanyl and Sale & Possession of Cocaine

Patrick Helms (Arrested)
DOB: 11/08/76
Charges: Two counts of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Antwan Anderson (Arrested)
DOB: 10/28/79
Charges: One count of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Derik Holte (Arrested)
DOB: 07/20/88
Charges: One count of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Jerry King (Arrested)
DOB: 10/19/84
Charges: One count of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine

Alfred Morris (Arrested)
DOB: 03/23/86
Charges: One count of Sale & Possession of Crack Cocaine