A Delaware day care owner and her lackey were busted for running a drug-trafficking operation out of the home-based playschool, officials announced Thursday.
Jessica Cooper, 29, and Cameron Christmas, 33, were taken into custody on a slew of drug and firearm charges after narcotics investigators descended on The Little Peoples LFCC 2 just after noon Wednesday — while the day care side of their business was open for the day.
Inside the disguised drug den, cops found 93 grams of cocaine, 26 grams of crack, 302 bags of heroin, two handguns and more than $32,000.
“Four children were in the day care at the time of the search warrant,” the Dover Police Department said.
Cooper — listed as the day care’s owner — and Christmas are both charged with drug possession, possession of drugs with intent to deliver, possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person prohibited, child endangerment, conspiracy and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Christmas was being held in custody with cash bail set at more than $93,000. Cooper was in custody with a secured bond set at $49,700.
The pair have seemingly been in cahoots for several years and have both clocked in prior run-ins with the law, records show.
Hmm.
$32,000.
Coincidentally the cost of a new police car, nicely outfitted.
yep there is where I would want my kids under the care of convicts. how did they get a license to operate
Why was she allowed a child care license if convicted of other crime?
Is lackey the right word? Accomplice or partner might be a better, more accurate fit.