Crime & Safety
Undercover Oak Creek Police Arrest Man For Selling Heroin
Suspect allegedly hid money on a 10-year-old child with him in the car and said he tossed the rest of his drugs out the window.
A 28-year-old Milwaukee man is facing a felony drug charge after he was arrested in an undercover sting and then allegedly tried hiding the evidence on a 10-year-old child with him.
Casey Jamal Johnson Jr. was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance. If convicted, he faces up to 12 ½ years in prison and $25,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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officers working undercover in the 4200 block of W. Ryan Road spotted Johnson selling a police informant $100 worth of heroin. After the deal took place, Johnson was pulled over and arrested shortly afterward.
The money used in the transaaction was found on a 10-year-old in the car with him. Johnson admitted to the sale and hiding the money on the child.
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He also told officers he threw the rest of the heroin out the window after being pulled over, though officers watching the scene didn't see it.
He's free on $1,000 bond while awaiting trial.
