The officers began making undercover buys from the suspects they could get close to. The buys along with other intelligence resulted in arrest warrants and search warrants being issued on the below listed individuals.
Sheriff Bailey said,
“We appreciate all the hard work by all law enforcement involved. Some of these cases are directly related to overdose calls and overdose deaths. We would also like to thank all of the families of the overdose victims who cooperated with the investigation.”
Here are the names of those arrested and charged and what their charges were:
Pedro Antonio MARTINEZ GARCIA
![](https://1onweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-4.35.59-PM-300x216.png)
Pedro Antonio Martinez Garcia
18 years old
154 Carol Avenue Florence, MS
Charges
-1 count of Sale of Fentanyl
-Was currently out on bond for Sale of Fentanyl While in Possession of a Firearm & Possession of Methamphetamine While in Possession of a Firearm)
Jose Fernando HERRERA RESENDIZ
![](https://1onweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-4.36.07-PM-225x300.png)
Source: Rankin Co. SO
30 years old
2071 Lakeshore Drive Ridgeland, MS
Charges
– 1 count of selling cocaine within 1500 feet of a park.
-1 count of conspiracy to sell cocaine within 1500 feet of a park.
– Registered Sex Offender
Richard BRYANT
![](https://1onweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-4.36.17-PM-300x221.png)
Source: Rankin Co. SO
51-years-old
505 Lake Road Pelahatchie, MS
Charges
– 3 counts of sell of methamphetamine.
– 1 count of conspiracy to sell methamphetamine.
William VINZANT
![](https://1onweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-4.36.24-PM-281x300.png)
Source: Rankin Co. SO
50-years-old
209 Lady Kathrine Pelahatchie, MS
Charges
– 1 count of sell of methamphetamine, 1 count of conspiracy to sell methamphetamine.
– Possession With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
– Drug Trafficking of Ectasy
Vincent EDWARDS Jr.
![](https://1onweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-4.36.32-PM-224x300.png)
Source: Rankin Co. SO
34-years-old
1770 Minor Road Tougaloo, MS
Charges
– 2 counts of conspiracy to sell cocaine within 1500 feet of a park.
-Search warrant of his residence in Hinds County, resulted in the discovery of felony amount of narcotics and recovery of a stolen 12 gauge shotgun taking in a house burglary in September of 2019, in Rankin County.
-Charged and Arrested in Hinds County
![](https://1onweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-01-5.20.57-PM-300x205.png)