WASHINGTON — One of the reasons David Simons’ critically acclaimed HBO show “The Wire” was so realistic was because it had folks like Felicia “Snoop” Pearson — who murdered someone in real life– playing the role of a tom-boy, drug assassin.
On Thursday, Pearson –who according to the Washington Post’s Reliable Source — had gotten involved in drug trafficking years ago, and killed another girl at age 14, was before cameras again, but this time it was real.
Baltimore television news stations showed video of two DEA agents escorting the handcuffed Pearson, 30, from her downtown Baltimore apartment into a Baltimore City police van.
Pearson, who was a crack-addicted infant, according to media reports, was listed as one of 64 defendants in the Baltimore area charged in federal and local indictments for allegedly dealing heroin and other drugs in east Baltimore.
David Simon, the Baltimore writer who created “The Wire,” said in a statement published in the Baltimore Sun:
“First of all, Felicia’s entitled to the presumption of innocence. And I would note that a previous, but recent drug arrest that targeted her was later found to be unwarranted and the charges were dropped. Nonetheless, I’m certainly sad at the news today. This young lady has, from her earliest moments, had one of the hardest lives imaginable.”
Ava Cooper, special agent in charge of the DEA for Washington and Baltimore, issued a statement on the investigation, saying: “DEA and the Baltimore Police dismantled an entire Drug Trafficking Organization today. We got the top, we got the bottom and we got everybody in between.
“We arrested the leaders, mid- and lower-level members, street lieutenants, runners and street corners sellers of the organization.”
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