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St. Cloud drug ring bust nets 14 arrests

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Oct 31, 2011 at 10:04 am

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KNSI) - After a six-month long narcotics investigation, St. Cloud Metro Gang and Drug Unit (GDU) announced 14 arrests in connection with the ring Friday -- and officers said and they still aren't done, according to police.

As a result of the investigation multiple offenders were arrested and charged with various felony narcotics sales. The offenders range in ages from a 17 year old minor to a 66 year old.

Several of the offenders arrested are suspected or confirmed gang members. Police said they weren't done with the arrests and more in connection with the probe would be forthcoming.

Arrested as part of the investigation were: Ramadhan Abdul Jabbar, 33; Charles Robert Jackson, 20; a 17-year-old male; Paul Anthony White Jr., 24, of St. Cloud; Kareem Joesph Jabbar Howard, 38, of St. Cloud; Reginald Lashon Contrell Freeman, 25, of St. Cloud; Peter Lewis, 66, of St. Cloud; Margaret Katherine Accardo, 43, of Waite Park;
Dan Johnny Harris, 36, of St. Cloud; Curtis Jerome Robinson, 38, of St. Cloud; Oscar Charles Woods Jr., 46, of St. Cloud; Charles Edward Bedenfield Jr., 38, of St. Cloud; Donald Kevin Reed, 47, of Waite Park; and Nakita Cheviell Jordan, 45.