As part of an extensive investigation that began in 2025, the Kemper County Sheriff’s Office and partnering agencies conducted the latest phase of an ongoing enforcement effort throughout Kemper County on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Beginning at 0600 Hours, the Kemper County Sheriff’s Office, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Philadelphia Police Department, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, and National Guard Counterdrug Task Force conducted a coordinated operation to execute multiple arrest warrants throughout Kemper County. The operation resulted in six individuals being taken into custody and the execution of one search warrant.
During the operation, authorities seized several pounds of suspected marijuana, firearms, and pills pending laboratory analysis.
The following individuals were arrested on the listed charges:
Odarius Roderickus Prince: Trafficking a Controlled Substance; Sale of a Controlled Substance; Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
BOND- $200,000.00
Johnny Kardell Lucas: Trafficking a Controlled Substance x2
BOND- $200,000.00
Quadarious Brown: Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance
BOND- $50,000.00
Keith Lashundrick Rencher: Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance
BOND- $50,000.00
Sampson Jackson III: Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance
BOND- $50,000.00
Clifton Leon Houston: Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance
BOND- $50,000.00
The Kemper County Sheriff’s Office will continue to pursue those involved in the illegal distribution of controlled substances. Our commitment to enforcing the law remains firm, regardless of the substance involved or public opinion surrounding its use.
Sheriff James R. Moore and the Kemper County Sheriff’s Office thank our partnering agencies for standing shoulder to shoulder with us throughout this operation. Their personnel, resources, and expertise strengthened a unified effort with a clear objective: disrupt illegal drug activity and bring those responsible before the courts.
This investigation remains ongoing with additional arrest expected.