The Los Angeles Police Department’s Southeast Area Vice Unit is announcing the arrest of seven suspects believed to be involved in an Illegal Gambling Operation.
On February 29, 2024, around 9 p.m., Vice officers conducted a search warrant near the 10000 block of South Main Street. This investigation stemmed from a LA Regional Crime Stoppers anonymous tip involving illegal gambling and narcotics activity.
During the operation, several illegal gambling machines, narcotics, and a firearm were recovered. Additionally, the following adults were arrested and cited for Los Angeles Municipal Code, Section 43.13.2, Present at a Gambling Location or for outstanding felony warrants. All are Los Angeles residents:
Suspect-1: Rodney Marsall, 42-years-old, Release from Custody Citation #J95301
Suspect-2: Rumaldo Agustin, 33-years-old, Release from Custody Citation #J95267
Suspect-3: Nikita Smith, 48-years-old, Release from Custody Citation #J95261
Suspect-4: Milagro Rivas, 34-years-old, Release from Custody Citation #J95323
Suspect-5: Brandon Banks, 20-years-old, Felony Warrant for 459 PC, Booking #6768408
Suspect-6: Jermaine Pinson, 46-years-old, Felony Warrant for 32 PC, Booking #6768424
Suspect-7: Swerte Patterson, 39-years-old, Felony Warrant for 3355B1 PC, Booking #6768441.
Anyone with information about these types of incidents is asked to call the Southeast Area Vice Detail