Pair charged in Clearwater drug, guns bust
CLEARWATER -- After investigating ongoing drug activity, police detectives seized guns and drugs from a home on Thursday and arrested two Clearwater men.
Investigators seized 36 grams of crack cocaine, 78 grams of marijuana, one handgun and $1,355 in cash from a home at 1308 N Madison Ave.
Dexter McCloud, 24 (left), 1309 Roosevelt Ave., was charged with crack cocaine trafficking and felony marijuana possession. Julius Barnes, 22 (right), 1434 Springdale St., was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm after detectives said he took a loaded handgun from his waistband and threw it on to the couch.
-- Casey Cora, Times staff writer
Photos courtesy Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
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NAACP - where are you now?
Posted by: Susan T | March 21, 2008 at 11:49 AM
The city is being taken over by this third word garbage.
Posted by: | March 21, 2008 at 01:03 PM
Don't bees talkin smack bout my homie julius.....he bees gettin singled out cause he bees black. He innocent...gonna pop a cap in yo head cracker!
When are these people going to wake up and realize they have a problem in their own neighborhoods.....racism isn't the problem, their behavior is.
Posted by: scott | March 21, 2008 at 03:36 PM
Aloha. Aloha, suckers. Book em' Danno!
Posted by: | March 21, 2008 at 03:45 PM
look up these two at the sheriff's web page.
They are both burdens on society…
Posted by: Scott | March 21, 2008 at 03:59 PM
After 20 years they will start looking innocent. The DNA/SCELL test (new test 2028) don't match must be innocent.
Posted by: | March 21, 2008 at 05:54 PM
Okay, lynch mob, there are as many white drug users as black, so don't profile. Unless you're a redneck.
Posted by: rowdy | March 22, 2008 at 01:50 PM