NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department arrested the person responsible for the burglary of an Orleans Parish Sheriffs Deputy vehicle.
According to Seventh District officers, 20-year-old Wardell Young was arrested at his home in the Plum Orchard area in the 4800 block of Viola Street, Thursday.
A warrant was carried out by NOPD Seventh District detectives, NOPD’s Violent Offender Warrant Squad and the U.S. Marshals, after he was suspected of stealing two firearms from the sheriff deputy’s vehicle.
During the search, the officials found more guns along with drugs and stolen property from other vehicle burglaries in the First District.
Young was booked and faces charges of:
- Illegal possession of stolen things
- Illegal possession of a Schedule I CDS
- Two counts of illegal possession of a Schedule II CDS
- Four counts of illegal carrying of a weapon while in possession of a CDS
- Four counts of violation of protective orders
Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD Seventh District detectives at 504-658-6070.
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