BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Nearly one dozen people allegedly tied to a gang in Baton Rouge have been arrested after a multi-agency investigation that spanned two months.
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office (EBRSO) says during April and May 2025, its Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit started an extensive investigation into a criminal street gang known as the “Vultures.”
According to EBRSO, members of the “Vultures” are suspected of being responsible for numerous shootings in and around the Baton Rouge area.
Agents identified several members and several associates of the group, collecting hundreds of hours of surveillance on the gang. Authorities then determined that the gang was involved in a large-scale marijuana distribution operation.
While under investigation, members of the gang were involved in a police chase in Texas. During the chase, the sheriff’s office says the gang members threw a pistol that had a machine gun conversion device, called a “switch,” out of the window. Other gang members were able to retrieve the gun but were stopped and arrested once they arrived back in Baton Rouge. Four members were arrested in connection with the incident and later released on bond.
Search warrants secured
Deputies identified 11 residences that the gang used to facilitate their marijuana trafficking operation. Agents secured search warrants for the locations, as well as several banks used by the gang to hide their money.
On June 2, 2025, with help from multiple divisions and agencies, agents executed warrants at the following locations:
3rd Street
Hammond Manor Drive
Apartment Court
Joor Road
68th Avenue
Stoneview Avenue
73rd Avenue (P&P Compliance Check)
Pasadena Drive (P&P Compliance Check)
Grand Settlement Boulevard
Lockhaven Avenue
La Margie Avenue
In addition, Louisiana Probation and Parole performed compliance checks at two gang member residences.
Drugs, guns, and cash seized
The following items, including drugs, guns, and cash, were seized, and several arrests were made as a result of the multi-agency investigation:
36.14 pounds of marijuana
78 dosage units of Tramadol
32 dosage units of amphetamine
15 dosage units of Lorazepam
1 dosage unit of Alprazolam
1 dosage unit of Oxycodone
Digital scales
$44,648 in currency
Sheriff: nearly a dozen gang members tied to multiple shootings arrested in baton rouge drug bust, 1 at-large 1
Seized Firearms
Springfield Armory 9mm handgun
Glock 19 9mm handgun
S&W 5.56 rifle
Glock 31 .357 magnum handgun
(3) Taurus 9mm handguns
Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun
Glock 26 9mm handgun
Davis Industries .380 handgun
SAR 9mm handgun
S&W 9mm handgun
S&W .38 special revolver
(3) Palmetto Arms 5.56 rifles
Glock MCD (fully automatic switch)
Sheriff: nearly a dozen gang members tied to multiple shootings arrested in baton rouge drug bust, 1 at-large 2
‘Vultures’ members arrested
Broderick Butler, 25
Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule I Narcotics (Affidavit Warrant)
PWITD Schedule I Narcotics
Possession of Schedule II Narcotics
Resisting an Officer
Criminal Street Gang
Money Laundering
Tampering and Fabricating (Felony warrant, Texas)
Prohibited Weapon (Felony warrant, Texas)
Cornell Brown, 24
Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule I Narcotics (Affidavit Warrant)
PWITD Schedule I Narcotics
Illegal Carrying of a Firearm with Drugs
Illegal Use of a Machine Gun
Criminal Street Gang
Tampering and Fabricating (Felony warrant, Texas)
Prohibited Weapon (Felony warrant, Texas)
Delton Joseph, 25
Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule I Narcotics (Affidavit Warrant)
Violation of a Protective Order (Affidavit Warrant)
Illegal Possession of a Firearm by Person Convicted of Domestic Abuse Battery (Affidavit Warrant)
PWITD Schedule I Narcotics
Illegal Carrying of a Firearm with Drugs
Resisting an Officer
Criminal Street Gang
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Tampering and Fabricating (Felony warrant, Texas)
Prohibited Weapon (Felony warrant, Texas)
Xavier Lewis, 28
Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule I Narcotics (Affidavit Warrant)
PWITD Schedule I Narcotics
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Criminal Street Gang
Reco Andrews, 47 *At-Large*
Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule I Narcotics (Affidavit Warrant)
Criminal Street Gang
Chandris Ferguson, 45
Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule I Narcotics (Affidavit Warrant)
PWITD Schedule I Narcotics
Illegal Carrying of a Firearm with Drugs
Criminal Street Gang
Gervea Ferguson, 27 *Already in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison*
Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule I Narcotics (Affidavit Warrant)
Larry Hardesty, 23
Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule I Narcotics
PWITD Schedule I Narcotics
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Criminal Street Gang
Resisting an Officer
Valmie Brown, 59
PWITD Schedule I Narcotics
PWITD Schedule II Narcotics
PWITD Schedule IV Narcotics (2 counts)
Illegal Carrying of a Firearm with Drugs
Arionne Tackno, 23
PWITD Schedule I Narcotics
PWITD Schedule II Narcotics
PWITD Schedule IV Narcotics (2 counts)
Delvin Andrews, 23
PWITD Counterfeit Drugs
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Jamaya Edwards, 19
PWITD Schedule I Narcotics
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Keondre Young, 22
Illegal Carrying of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
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