{"id":302987,"date":"2026-06-10T20:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/302987\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T20:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:03:08","slug":"police-miami-gardens-convicted-felon-who-fatally-shot-intruder-was-trafficking-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/302987\/","title":{"rendered":"Police: Miami Gardens convicted felon who fatally shot intruder was trafficking drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.  \u2014 A 50-year-old convicted drug trafficker faced charges on Wednesday after detectives accused him of shooting a man in the head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/06\/09\/1-hospitalized-police-investigation-underway-in-miami-gardens\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/06\/09\/1-hospitalized-police-investigation-underway-in-miami-gardens\/\">on Tuesday<\/a> in Miami Gardens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/06\/10\/policia-hombre-de-miami-gardens-que-mato-a-intruso-a-tiros-era-narcotraficante\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/06\/10\/policia-hombre-de-miami-gardens-que-mato-a-intruso-a-tiros-era-narcotraficante\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police officers arrested <a href=\"https:\/\/pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com\/offenderSearch\/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&amp;DCNumber=L20105&amp;TypeSearch=IR\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com\/offenderSearch\/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&amp;DCNumber=L20105&amp;TypeSearch=IR\">Anthony Gordon<\/a> after detectives with a search warrant found $1.4 million in cash and about $5 million in narcotics at his home, according to the Miami Gardens Police Department. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/E3IDIZ4EMNGPRNUXTF54KIN72A.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>ARREST IN MIAMI GARDENS: Police officers arrested Danette Young on Tuesday in Miami Gardens. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police officers also arrested Danette Young shortly before 12:4 p.m. on Tuesday at the house along Northwest 174 Street, near 37 Avenue, according to a police officer\u2019s arrest report. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Miami-Dade corrections booked Gordon, a convicted felon, and Young, 58, on Wednesday morning at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Gordon, also known as \u201cPeanut,\u201d was last released from prison on Dec. 2, 2020, after seven convictions in Miami-Dade and one in Broward \u2014 all related to drug trafficking in 2013 and 2014, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Gordon faced 16 charges: Dealing in stolen property, cocaine trafficking, fentanyl trafficking, amphetamine trafficking, Oxycodone trafficking, illegal drugs trafficking while armed, 10 counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon, and possession of drugs without a prescription. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Young faced eight charges: Cocaine trafficking, trafficking marijuana while armed, trafficking Oxycodone while armed, amphetamine trafficking, dealing in stolen property, fentanyl trafficking, illegal drugs trafficking while armed, and possession of drugs without a prescription. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; 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