Drugs, related materials, cash and weapons were among the items seized by Warren police in a drug bust that netted three arrests.
By: Gena Johnson | Warren Weekly | Published February 16, 2024
WARREN — On Feb. 9, three suspects were arraigned in the 37th District Court on narcotics charges and other offenses following a Warren Police Department drug bust.
Marco Houston, 44, and Melody Jewell, 48, both of Warren, were charged with delivery and/or manufacturing of 1,000 grams or more of cocaine, and delivery and/or manufacturing of 1,000 grams or more of heroin or fentanyl. Each charge is a felony punishable by up to life in prison. They also face felony weapons charges and misdemeanor counts for child abuse and maintaining a drug house.
Jewell was also charged with possession of methamphetamine/ecstasy, which is a 10-year-felony.
Jada Pickett, 22, also of Warren, was charged with delivery and/or manufacture of a Schedule 3 narcotic, which is a 7-year felony.
At their arraignment, Judge Suzanne Faunce set Houston’s bond at $1,100,000. Jewell’s bond is $500,000 and Pickett’s bond is $35,000.
Houston’s attorney, Noel George Erinjeri, declined comment.
Jewell’s attorney, Daniel N. Garon, was unavailable for comment at press time.
Pickett’s court-appointed attorney had not been assigned by the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission at press time, according to court records.
“I thank the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office for authorizing appropriate charges and commend Judge Faunce for issuing an appropriate bond,” Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said in a statement.
The three suspects await a probable cause conference at 8:45 a.m. Feb. 20 before Faunce in the 37th District Court.