OXNARD : 5 Held, Suspected of Cocaine Sales

Oxnard police have arrested five people and seized two ounces of rock cocaine in connection with a monthlong investigation into drug sales in north Oxnard, authorities said Friday.

The arrests came after police raided an apartment in the 1900 block of Ginger Avenue about 6:30 p.m. Thursday after witnessing cocaine sales there, police said.

Joseph Angel Ledesma, 19; Michael Joseph Brackrog, 19; Charles Dominick Campbell, 20; his brother, Christopher Darnell Campbell, 23; and Terri Rose Barden, 18, were arrested. Christopher Campbell and Barden live in Port Hueneme, the others in Oxnard.

Ledesma and Brackrog fled from police when officers tried to serve a search warrant on Ledesma’s Ginger Avenue apartment, police said. They were apprehended in a nearby apartment and booked into County Jail on suspicion of possessing rock cocaine for sale, police said.

Ledesma was wanted on four additional warrants and was being held in lieu of $40,000 bail. Brackrog’s bail was set at $20,000.

The Campbell brothers were arrested in a restaurant parking lot in the 1800 block of North Oxnard Boulevard after officers saw them leave the Ginger Avenue apartment. Charles Campbell resisted arrest and was taken into custody after struggling with officers, police said.

Both Campbells were booked into County Jail on suspicion of possessing rock cocaine for sale and suspicion of possessing cocaine base. Charles Campbell was also booked for resisting arrest. They were each being held in lieu of $20,000 bail.

Barden was arrested at the Ginger Avenue apartment on suspicion of possessing cocaine base. She was being held in lieu of $10,000 bail.

All five suspects are scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Ventura County Municipal Court at 2 p.m.