According to the complaint the victim — identified as “CI” for confidential informant — accompanied an undercover agent from the ATF over several months, gaining Big Red’s trust making crack cocaine purchases. The informant/victim also helped broker the swap of eight firearms in exchange for crack cocaine.
Between December and March, the agent and informant met Big Red (Toby Jones) and Little Red (Fields) several times for controlled purchases of crack cocaine, near the intersection of Race Avenue and Madison Street. At one point the agent handed Big Red $2,200 wrapped in a McDonald’s wrapper in exchange for 24 individually wrapped “jabs” of crack cocaine.
The agent and informant also showed Big Red and Little Red a photo of a selection of firearms. Big Red expressed interest in purchasing a Glock handgun with an extended magazine that could hold 30 rounds, the complaint said. On Feb. 4, the agent and informant agreed to swap six “jabs” of crack cocaine in exchange for the Glock.
Little Red (Fields) allegedly offered to swap cocaine for all eight of the weapons.
“You can bring all that s—-,” Fields told the agent by phone.
“Bring like five or six [firearms] and we gonna take all those m——s off your hands.”