Police beat / Drugs Feds announce details on oxycodone bust

Here's the update on that          They were named in a number
scheduled U.S. attorney's          of counts for a variety of
news conference on                 possession, distribution or
indictments related to             conspiracy charges related to
distribution of illegal            oxycodone or hydrocodone.
prescription drugs.                They were the three men in a
U.S. Attorney Chris Thyer          car fired on Dec. 27 by a
said an indictment unsealed        Park Plaza security officer
today charged 23 people with       (Little Rock Patrolman
multiple charges in an             Christopher Johannes) when it
investigation known as Big         reportedly backed up toward
80s, for the slang name for        him at high speed when he
the 80 milligram oxycodone         went to question occupants
pill that is most popular          about remarks people in the
with abusers. These new            car had reportedly made to a
charges are in addition to         passing teen woman. Williams,
those filed against 28 people      the driver, was hospitalized
in the investigation last          for his wounds. Pettus
year.                              suffered a minor wound.
Here's the news release            Campbell wasn't hit. Williams
summarizing the charges.           was charged with multiple
Noted: Familiar names in the       charges in that case,
indictment — Joseph P. "JP"        including assault, possession
Williams of Little Rock and        of dilaudid and possesion of
Johnnie "Little Johnnie"           a weapon (he had a prior
Campbell and Keithen Pettus,       record).
both of North Little Rock.         

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