The Saint Louis County Attorney’s Office has charged three people after a search warrant last Wednesday revealed 1,355 fentanyl pills, multiple guns, ammunition and over $18,000 in cash.
Charging documents filed Monday say that police were involved in a multi-month, ongoing investigation into the sales of counterfeit fentanyl pills by a man identified as Marquis J. Johnson, 27, of Duluth, out of his home in Duluth. During the investigation, law enforcement conducted surveillance and observed multiple quick stops at the address, consistent with drug sales.
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On June 21, while officers were conducting surveillance, they observed Erik Demetrius White Sr., 36, of Chandler, AZ, and Kehla Lanae Ivori Dunn, 30, of Duluth, park in front of Johnson’s residence. Both White and Dunn exited the vehicle, leaving Dunn at the residence. Officers witnessed White hand Johnson a shoebox before leaving in his vehicle. Officers conducted a traffic stop while simultaneously executing a search warrant at Johnson’s home.
The criminal complaint states as part of the search warrant, officers detained Johnson and Dunn. When officers entered the home, they say Johnson’s 3-year-old child was sleeping in a room within reach of an uncased, holstered handgun with live ammunition in the magazine. Officers also recovered 1,355 fentanyl pills, more than $18,000 in cash, firearm ammunition and overt evidence of drug sales.
