By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputy was shot five times during a series of raids around Orleans Parish led by the DEA on Tuesday morning, the Times-Picayune reports.
The seven-month investigation, dubbed “Operation Wild Wild East,” was carried out to capture suspects tied to drug-related violence.
Deputy Stephen Arnold was in critical condition late Tuesday morning.
Authorities arrested the shooting suspect, Jarvis Hardy, 26, who is expected to be charged with attempted first-degree murder and other drug violations.
The deputy was part of a 12-officer multi-jurisdictional DEA task force that was executing search warrants around Orleans Parish.
