The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) arrested a man and woman in connection with the drug overdose death of a Tickfaw man.
Jordan Kenyatta Spears, 30 from Hammond, has been booked on one count each of 2nd Degree Murder, Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Distribution of a Schedule II narcotic. Heather Simms, 33 from Hammond, has been booked on one count each of Principle to 2nd Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Obstruction of Justice.
On April 8, first responders received a call about an unresponsive man at a home on John’s Drive in Tickfaw. Despite life-saving efforts, the 29-year-old victim died. Following an autopsy confirming the death as the result of an overdose, the TPSO Narcotics team began a criminal investigation. Their efforts, supported by evidence and cooperation from the community, identified Jordan Kenyatta “Clutch” Spears as the person who sold the victim the drugs that killed him. Additional evidence was secured and an arrest warrant for Spears’ was obtained. Thanks to assistance from Louisiana State Police- Troop A and the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, Spears was taken into custody on Wednesday, April 23, and was transferred to the Tangipahoa Parish Jail today, April 25. At the time of his booking, he also had two outstanding felony warrants. During a search of his apartment, Simms, Spears’ girlfriend, was taken into custody after evidence of a drug distribution operation was found as well as a stolen gun.
