5 men arrested after meth, fentanyl found in Livingston Parish drug bust

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Five men in Livingston Parish were arrested after deputies found large amounts of narcotics during a drug bust.

According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies investigated alleged drug dealer Darnell “Peanut” Jones, 50. He is accused of selling methamphetamine and fentanyl from a home on Herring Drive in Walker.

After securing a search warrant of the home, deputies recovered the following:

• 1,634.2 grams of cutting agent
• 218.8 grams of marijuana
• 203.2 grams of methamphetamine
• 28.1 grams of fentanyl
• 6.7 grams of speedball (a mixture of methamphetamine and fentanyl)
• 2.1 grams of crack cocaine
• 20 suboxone strips
• blender containing fentanyl residue
• packaging material
• digital scales
• $1,481

Jones, along with Michael Corkern, 69, Danny Whitehead, 50, Henry Smith, 68, and Clifton Elkins, 52, were arrested and booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center.

Jones faces charges of possession with the intent to distribute Schedule I, II, and III drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, and creation/operation of a drug lab. His bond amount is set at $325,500.

Corkern was charged with possession with the intent to distribute Schedule I drugs, manufacture/distribution of Schedule II drugs, manufacture/distribution of Schedule III drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He has a bond amount set at $300,500, according to jail records.

Smith was charged with possession of Schedule II drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond amount is $10,500, jail records say.

Whitehead and Elkins face possession with the intent to distribute Schedule I, II, and III drugs charges and possession of drug paraphernalia. Their bond is set at $300,500.

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