JACKSON, MS—Rapheal Donzell Johnson, Jr., aka “Scrappy,” age
39, of Moss Point, was arrested by law enforcement on June 5, 2019, following a
search of his residence on Doris Street. Approximately 14 ounces of heroin, one
ounce of crystal methamphetamine, 381 tablets of ecstasy, and two firearms were
seized at the time of this arrest. Johnson is a known member of the Bloods Street
Gang.
Johnson made an initial appearance before Magistrate Judge
Robert H. Walker in U.S. District Court in Gulfport on Thursday and was ordered
to be held until a preliminary and detention hearing set for 1 p.m. on June 13,
2019, in Gulfport.
This arrest is the result of a joint investigation by the
FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Moss Point Police
Department, Mississippi Highway Patrol, and the Metropolitan Enforcement Team
in Pascagoula. If convicted, Johnson faces a sentence of up to life in a
federal prison and a fine of up to $10 million.
The FBI Safe Streets Task Force is a Gulf Coast High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area or HIDTA initiative. The task force is made up
of special agents from the FBI and law enforcement officers from the
Pascagoula, Moss Point, Gautier and Ocean Springs Police Departments and
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
These charges are merely an accusation, and those arrested
are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court
of law.
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