Arrested of Tyree Rudolph, 26, for possessing powder cocaine and a 9mm semiautomatic handgun, police said.

New Orleans police officers nabbed two men in separate incidents with cocaine and guns on city streets. Monday -- In the 1600 block of Terpsichore Street, a stop for a traffic violation led to the arrest of Tyree Rudolph, 26, for possessing powder cocaine and a 9mm semiautomatic handgun, police said.Tuesday -- In the 700 block of St. James Street, officers, responding to a suspicious call, found Lilton Curtis, 26, in possession of crack cocaine and a handgun, according to reports. Police listed his last known address as 1421 Constance St.

Arrested of Tyree Rudolph, 26, for possessing powder cocaine and a 9mm semiautomatic handgun, police said.

New Orleans police officers nabbed two men in separate incidents with cocaine and guns on city streets. Monday -- In the 1600 block of Terps...

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Milton Joseph IV,Aaron White,Eddie Sandifer ,Damon Burkhalter were all members of the NOFD until their arrests.

Milton Joseph IV, 25; Aaron White, 24; and Eddie Sandifer III, 22 were all members of the NOFD until their arrests. Additionally, Damon Burkhalter pled guilty to participating to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. He faces up to life in prison, up to $4 million in fines and at least five years of supervision should he be released. White pled guilty to maintaining a crack house on North Derbigny Street and faces a maximum 20 years in prison, $500,000 in fines and no more than three years of supervised release. Sandifer faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and $1 million in fines for conspiracy to distribute heroin. And Joseph could see life in prison and a $4 million fine for his part in a conspiracy to distribute 50 or more grams of crack and 100 gram or more of heroin.

Milton Joseph IV,Aaron White,Eddie Sandifer ,Damon Burkhalter were all members of the NOFD until their arrests.

Milton Joseph IV, 25; Aaron White, 24; and Eddie Sandifer III, 22 were all members of the NOFD until their arrests. Additionally, Damon Burk...

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David C. Battenberg,Diego A. Perez are charged in a federal criminal complaint with being involved in a conspiracy to distribute and posses heroin

David C. Battenberg, 27, of Metairie, and Diego A. Perez, 18, of New Orleans, are charged in a federal criminal complaint with being involved in a conspiracy to distribute and posses heroin, cocaine and other controlled substances.<br />The charges stem from a fast-tracked federal investigation initiated by the overdose death of 16-year-old Madeleine Prevost, a junior at Lusher High School who died in January from a toxic mixture of heroin and cocaine.<br />"The arrest of these two individuals on heroin distribution charges which we announce today signals something more important than the apprehension of drug dealers," Letten said. "Rather, it signals the end of a drug distribution business which caused the loss of a child."<br />James Bernazzani, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's New Orleans office, said the investigation was fueled by the mantra "no more children will die."<br />Letten, joined by Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand and other federal officials, said investigators gained key evidence - such as cell phone text messages and more - while executing a search warrant on the men's homes last week.<br />Bernazzani said agents will soon pay visits to parents of children who agents identified as drug buyers in the course of their investigation, letting them know their children use drugs.<br />"This is not a time for punishment, this is a time for hugs. . . Get them the treatment they need, he said.<br />Prevost's death stunned her parents, school and the community. Her mother Mary Prevost, a Lusher social worker, and her father Michael Prevost said they had no indication that their daughter was using hard drugs.<br />The Prevosts, who are divorced, say their daughter was deeply affected by the loss of both parents' homes during Hurricane Katrina. Besides losing her dog Chelsea during the storm, Madeleine was displaced to the Hampton Roads Academy in Virginia. When she returned home she enrolled at Lusher.<br />Maddy had gone out the Saturday night before her death and was home by her curfew of 11 p.m., her father said. When she sounded funny, he asked her if she'd been drinking. She assured him that she had not, and went to bed.Sometime on Sunday, she died from a mixture of heroin and cocaine that authorities believe she took Saturday evening.

David C. Battenberg,Diego A. Perez are charged in a federal criminal complaint with being involved in a conspiracy to distribute and posses heroin

David C. Battenberg, 27, of Metairie, and Diego A. Perez, 18, of New Orleans, are charged in a federal criminal complaint with being involve...

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