In an effort to reduce gun violence, the St. Petersburg Police Dept. executed a search warrant for weapons at 900 40th Street South, on Thursday, April 9th, at 12:30 p.m. The police have received 221 calls for service / complaints about this address from December 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Detectives also observed a great deal of traffic in and out of the house with numerous guns in plain view.

The operation resulted in the following:

• 4 men, 1 woman, 1 teen arrested
• 6 guns confiscated (2 confirmed as stolen)
• 48.8 grams of heroin (trafficking amount)
• 18 grams of cocaine
• 2.6 lbs. of marijuana
• oxycodone
• $10,000+ cash

Arrested:

• Donte Williams DOB 1-9-96 - trafficking in heroin, possession of a controlled substance cocaine, possession of a controlled substance crack cocaine, fleeing and eluding, DWLSR habitual offender, existing warrant for sale of heroin
• Russel Jones DOB 1-19-95 - possession of controlled substance heroin
• Andrew Manuel DOB 1-11-95 - possession of oxycodone
• Raynardo Griffin DOB 2-20-93 - 4 existing warrants for his arrest
• Kendra King DOB 5-30-88 - felon in possession of a firearm (this was her home), child neglect

After the search warrant was executed, a 16-year-old drove up to the house driving a stolen vehicle. He was charged with auto theft, possession of ammunition, and violation of probation for prior vehicle theft.

This is an ongoing investigation and additional charges are pending.