Baton Rouge Livingston Parish drug bust

Agents seize over seven pounds marijuana & nearly 160 lethal doses of fentanyl in two-parish bust

BATON ROUGE — After an investigation into an alleged marijuana dealer, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit (EBRSO GIE) and Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested two individuals and seized more than 160 lethal doses of fentanyl, along with MDMA, marijuana and other narcotics.

During September and early October, the EBRSO GIE Unit received information about a man allegedly selling large amounts of marijuana from a location on N. Foster Drive. After conducting surveillance and making a controlled purchase of marijuana, agents obtained search warrants for multiple addresses, including a home in Livingston Parish.

On Oct. 8, EBRSO SWAT and others executed a search warrant on two locations in Baton Rouge while the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office also executed their warrant at 10009 Park Ridge Drive. Following these warrants, SCAT agents conducted another search at a separate location.

The following arrests and seizures are the result of the search warrants:

Seized Narcotics in EBR

  • 16.8 Grams of Fentanyl (Powder and Pills) (168 Lethal Dosages)
  • 7.91 Pounds of Marijuana
  • 7.52 Pounds of Synthetic Cannabinoid (Mojo)
  • 1.44 Pounds of THC Wax
  • 33.1 Grams of Psilocybin Mushrooms
  • 15 Dosage Units of Amphetamine pills
  • 2 Dosage Units of MDMA Pills
  • 6 Digital Scales
  • Plastic Bags
  • Vacuum Sealer
  • Boxes of plastic bags
  • $1,225 US Currency (Pending Seizure)  ????

Seized Narcotics in Livingston

  • 4.01 Ounces of Marijuana
  • 5 Dosage Units of Amphetamine pills
  • 4 Dosage Units of Oxycodone pills
  • 1 Dosage Units of Clonazepam pills
  • 3 Digital Scales
  • Plastic bags

Firearms

  • Taurus, G2C semiauto 9mm handgun
  • Smith and Wesson, 38 special revolver

Reginald Weeden “Slick” (10/21/1986) Booked in Livingston Parish

  • Distribution of a Schedule I Drugs (Marijuana) (affidavit warrant)

Charges from 2207 N. Foster Drive, Suite A & B (Affidavit Warrant)

  • PWITD Schedule I Drugs (Marijuana)
  • PWITD Schedule I Drugs (Synthetic Cannabinoid)
  • PWITD Schedule I Drugs (THC Wax)
  • PWITD Schedule II Drugs (Fentanyl)
  • PWITD Schedule II Drugs (Amphetamine Pills)
  • Poss. of a Schedule I Drug (MDMA) 
  • Possession of a Firearm with CDS
  • Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 

Charges from 6655 Fern Drive (Affidavit Warrant)

  • PWITD Schedule II Drugs (Marijuana)
  • Poss. Of a Schedule I Drug (Psilocybin Mushrooms)

Weeden was convicted of manslaughter on Dec. 1, 2005 (10 Years DOC); aggravated assault with a motor vehicle on March 16, 2020 (2.5 Years DOC); negligent homicide on Oct. 20, 2021 (5 Years DOC); attempted illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on March 7, 2024 (5 Years Suspended / 3 Years Probation), according to EBRSO.

While interviewing Weeden, he allegedly admitted to having three pounds of marijuana in his bedroom on Fern Drive, officials report.

Brandon Kenney (06/19/1968)

Charges from 8757 Granite Drive, Apt #D

  • PWITD Schedule II Drugs (Marijuana)
  • Possession of a firearm with CDS
  • Possession of drug paraphernalia 

EBRSO reports that Kenney admitted all the marijuana in his bedroom and a shed were his. Kenney stated that Weeden had given him the marijuana.

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