BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Two people face drug charges after an investigation by the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Around 11:50 p.m. on Monday, April 8, officers observed a car that ran two stop signs. According to BRPD, when officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver “sped away” and it ended up leading to a vehicle pursuit.
“The occupants bailed from the vehicle and attempted to flee the scene, but officers were able to take them into custody,” said BRPD in a Facebook post.
The suspects were identified as Andre Williams and Morgan Derozan. During the investigation, officers discovered that Williams was a convicted felon and had active warrants through the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and BRPD, according to the police.
BRPD said the following items were seized:
- Glock .40 caliber
- Around 408.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine
- Around 12.5 grams of suspected heroin
- Around 13.4 grams of suspected powder cocaine
- Around 41.6 grams of crack cocaine
- Around 113 grams of marijuana
- Around 29 dosage units of Alprazolam/Xanax
- Around 473 ml of suspected Promethazine
Williams faces several drug charges and possession of a firearm. Derozan faces several drug charges and possession of a stolen firearm.