Shorndell Anthony Joseph, 35, was arrested yesterday after police busted him for selling illegal items from his red concession trailer located on Robinson Circle. His food business was called 'Da Jerk Shack' but his menu consisted of a lot more than jerk chicken.Police say they seized the following items from Shorndell Joseph and his four accomplices:
- 1,072 grams of marijuana broken down into 284 bags of various sizes and a few large bags of marijuana. Police also confiscated a few scales and several hundred baggies for packaging drugs.
- Five handguns- One of the guns was stolen in an out-of-state homicide case.
- Twenty-eight mini liquor bottles.
- $22,000 worth of counterfeit clothing, including 111 pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes.
- $1,000 cash
- 1969 custom pick-up truck
Shorndell Joseph was arrested on various drug charges along with four other men involved in the business. The magistrate set Joseph's bail at $46,700 and he is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.This is not the first time Joseph was busted selling drugs out of a food establishment. In October 2005, Joseph was arrested selling drugs at the 'Tropical Goodies' restaurant on Beatties Ford Road. During the raid, police seized nearly $1,500 cash, guns and a dozen individual bags of pot. Joseph is still waiting for his day in court to face these charges.
In 2005, authorities told 6NEWS that "Joseph is an illegal immigrant with a record in the Bahamas for attempted murder."