After covering Jeremy Austin Bowden last year, who couldn’t seem to stop selling fake/counterfeit drugs in Nashville, we were curious just how many others had been arrested for the same. Here’s some of what we found. Note that while everyone below was charged with selling counterfeit controlled substances, many pleaded down to a lesser charge, or had the particular charge dismissed as part of a larger plea bargain. Justin Exum During an interaction with MNPD, Exum was asked if he had anything on his person and he said I have…
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FAKE DRUGS ARREST: Chavez Braden Sold Drywall Dust as Crack | 45 Day Sentence
Chavez Braden was recently arrested after officers observed a hand to hand transaction on Lafayette Street. During the search subsequent to arrest, a small plastic baggie was found, and contained a white rock lick substance. It was tied and appeared to be crack cocaine. When questioned, Braden admitted it was drywall dust he picked up from the ground and put it in a baggie to make money, and he sold it as crack cocaine during the previous hand to hand transaction witnessed by officers. Braden was charged with ‘SELL, DELIVER,…