LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jamarcus Glover, the man at the heart of the investigation that killed Breonna Taylor in 2020, was arrested on drug trafficking charges Saturday in St. Matthews.
St. Matthews Police Major Eddie Jones said Glover's arrest stemmed from the death of a 13-year-old girl in April of this year.
The teenager was found in full cardiac arrest in the 5800 block of Prince Williams Street. The Medical Examiner's Office determined her cause of death was fentanyl overdose.
"In doing that investigation, we learned of the location of Taylor Boulevard, and continued that once we found out Glover was involved," said Major Jones.
Over the course of several months, St. Matthews Police Department and the DEA conducted search warrants at both the Taylor Blvd. and Prince Williams St. locations.
According to an arrest citation, Glover and at least two others were trafficking drugs out of a home at the 3000 block of Taylor Blvd. in the Taylor Berry neighborhood Saturday morning.
He is also accused of using kids under the age of 18 to help him transport and sell heroin, fentanyl and other illegal drugs.
Court documents show that a search warrant was conducted at the Taylor Berry home and a number of narcotics and several firearms were seized. In addition, authorities said items used to weight and package narcotics were also seized.
"Our job here in St. Matthews is to enforce the laws of the state of Kentucky," Jones said. "We’ve done that in this instance. We had information that he was here in town and selling narcotics, I think we did a very thorough investigation and was able to charge him.”
Glover was charged with conspiracy to traffic drugs, unlawful transaction with a minor, engaging in organized crime and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
Though the arrest citation said at least two others were engaged in trafficking with Glover, they haven't been named at this time.
He is set to appear in court Wednesday morning.
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