Rochester Man Already Facing Drug Charge Arrested for 2nd Time in 7 Days After Sheriff’s Office Raid

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A raid on a Rochester home led to a drug arrest on Tuesday. 

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That’s according to Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office Captain Tim Parkin. It’s the latest drug seizure announced by the sheriff’s office. 

On Sunday deputies discovered nearly five pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on I-90 near Eyota. The stop resulted in the arrests and charging of a Rochester woman and Austin man. 

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The man arrested on Tuesday is already facing drug charges stemming from a drug bust last week. 

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Rochester Man Arrested in Drug Case for Second Time in 7 Week

Parkin says deputies executed a search warrant on Tuesday at the home of 38-year-old Jerry Brown Jr. 

Deputies found approximately six grams of methamphetamine inside of the home in the 2300 block of Valleyhigh Dr. NW. The search was part of an ongoing narcotics investigation, Parkin said. 

Court records indicate Brown Jr. was out without bail at the time of the raid. He was charged with second-degree drug possession last week. 

The criminal complaint in that case says Rochester police found nearly 27 grams of cocaine on him during a search that followed a traffic stop in southeast Rochester. 

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Parkin said Brown Jr. was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of fifth-degree drug possession. Brown Jr.’s first court appearance has not yet been scheduled.