During the early morning hours of July 3rd, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group arrested three individuals for Trafficking a Sch II Drug (Roxicodone).
Over the last several months the Special Operations Group has been working a ring that has distributed large amounts of Roxicodone in Adams County.
Authur Grayson (Natchez), Quentin Pollard (St Francisville, LA), and Alphonse Lewis (St Francisville, LA) were all arrested at the intersection of Lower Woodville Rd and Grove Acres after the Special Operations Group after following them away from 721 Hwy 61 South.
Agents pulled up while the three men were exchanging 652 Roxicodone tablets.
Agents also recovered $2,727 in US Currency and seized two trucks.
Agents then executed a search warrant at 721 Hwy 61S. and seized miscellaneous paperwork, Zosi DVR, 2018 Ford F-150 vin: 1FTEW1E59JFB82472, 2015 Ford F-350, 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, 2006 Honda Goldwing, 2007 Ford F-150, 2005 International Rollback, 2014 International, $243.00 cash, and $40.00 cash.
Sheriff Patten stated that this is the 3rd time his deputies have executed a search warrant at Authur Grayson’s residence and arrested him for selling Roxicodone.
Grayson was arrested on April 15, 2022 for Trafficking Sch II Drug to with Roxicodone and had a Cadillac Escalade Truck seized.
He was also arrested on January 4, 2024 for Sale of Sch II Drug to with Roxicodone.
Sheriff Patten said that the current District Attorney, Tim Cotton has personally been in contact with the Special Operations Group as this case has been progressing. He is also in the process of submitting a motion to revoke Grayson’s bond. District Attorney Cotton is also working with his deputies on the forfeiture of the property that has been seized in these cases.
Sheriff Patten explained that even though these individuals are being charged with selling Roxicodone, these are not pharmaceutical-grade pressed pills.
“These pills contain Fentanyl and who knows what else. These are the kind of pills that are killing people across our nation. The profit margin on these pills is astronomical. They will cost less than a dollar to produce and these particular pressed pills are sold as Roxicodone 30 milligram and can sell for $30 a tablet. This gives the pills seized in this one arrest an approximate street value of $19,560.00.”
