Troup County Authorities Conduct Major Drug and Gun Operation

Between May 6th and May 18th, 2024, the Troup County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics/K9 Division, in collaboration with the LaGrange Police Department Special Investigations Unit, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, the GBI West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office, and the Georgia Department of Community Supervision, conducted a series of investigations in areas affected by recent gun violence in Troup County.

As a result of these investigations, the following individuals were arrested:

1. Markevis Daeshawn Brown, 21, LaGrange
   • Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute
   • Possession of a Firearm During Certain Felonies
2. Jalen Deshaun Parham, 20, LaGrange
   • Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute
   • Possession of a Firearm During Certain Felonies
3. Jaquadrian Hardy, 26, LaGrange
   • Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute
   • Possession of Schedule II Narcotic with Intent to Distribute
   • Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
   • Possession of a Firearm During Certain Felonies
   • Theft by Receiving Stolen Property
4. Adarius Dijuan Reese, 26, LaGrange
   • Trafficking in Fentanyl
5. Henry Bradford, 33, LaGrange
   • Probation Violation
   • Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
6. Corithian Newton, 27, LaGrange
   • Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute
7. Santerio Bailey, 34, LaGrange
   • Probation Violation
   • Possession of a Schedule I Narcotic
   • Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic
8. Tudorus Henderson, 45, LaGrange
   • Probation Violation
   • Sale of Cocaine
9. Keymarious Davidson, 25, West Point
   • Probation Violations (Superior and State)
   • Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon
   • Possession of Marijuana (Misdemeanor)
10. Jamichael Williams, 18, LaGrange
    • Possession of Marijuana (Felony)
    • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime
11. Ankevious Moore, 18, LaGrange
    • Possession of Machine Gun
    • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime
    • Possession of Marijuana (Felony)
    • Obstruction of an Officer (Misdemeanor)

Sheriff James Woodruff expressed his gratitude for the cooperation among the various agencies, stating, “I am grateful for the cooperation of these agencies working with my team to help combat illegal drugs and weapons in Troup County.”