FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Over 20 Arrested for Drug Related Offenses in “Operation FALL-BREAK UP”
Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports:
A four and one-half month undercover drug distribution investigation, dubbed “Operation FALL-BREAK UP”, culminated Monday and Tuesday (November 2/3) with the arrest/charging of over 20 defendants. The violations included the trafficking, sale/distribution and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, and firearms offenses. Armed with arrest warrants, teams of deputy sheriffs began locating and arresting/charging the defendants Monday morning. The arrest operation continued throughout Monday night into Tuesday.
The following people have been arrested:
Lee Dempsey Hendrix, age 61, 129 Rocky Lane, Calhoun, charged with Sales of Methamphetamine
Russell Logan Hendrix, age 49, 129 Rocky lane, Calhoun, charged with Sale of Methamphetamine
Kenneth Lamar Jenkins, age 62, 3510 Hwy 411, Fairmount, charged with Sale of Methamphetamine
Leslie Leon Bowling, age 54, 7108 Hwy 136, Ranger, charged with Sales of Methamphetamine
Joshua Lasha Askew, age 35, 208 Herrington Bend Road, Calhoun, charged with Sales of Marijuana
Brittany Lynn Horner, age 26, 207 Hensley Road, Calhoun, charged with Sale of Methamphetamine and Conspiracy
Jerry Lamar Grooms, age 25, 207 Hensley Road, Calhoun, charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Sales of Methamphetamine
Billy Joe Caplinger, age 53, 309 Bandy Lake Road, Resaca, charged with Sales of Methamphetamine and Firearms Offense
John Lamar Swink Jr., age 32, 207 Hensley Road, Calhoun, charged with Sales of Methamphetamine
Timothy Lee Tate, age 53, 216 Scobie Avenue, Dalton, charged with (felony) Possession of Methamphetamine
George Edmund Graham, age 42, 209 Park Drive, Calhoun, charged with Sales of Methamphetamine
Charlotte Denise Higgins, age 48, 570 Hall Memorial Road, Calhoun, charged with Sales of Methamphetamine
Jamie Lee Farley, age 42, 131 Bishop Road, Cartersville, charged with (felony) Possession of Methamphetamine
Leslie Marie Townsend, age 27, 289 Cagle Road, Fairmount, charged with Sale and Possession of Methamphetamine, and Schedule II Narcotics
Nathaniel Andrew Cagle, age 28, 120 Charmin Circle, Calhoun, charged with (felony) Possession of Methamphetamine
Sherrie Lynn Clement, age 52, Already in custody on November 2, charged with Trafficking and Sales of Methamphetamine
Barbara Suzanne King, age 51, Already in custody on November 2, charged with Trafficking and Possession of Methamphetamine
Gabreal Shane Brock, age 32, Already in custody on November 2, charged with Trafficking and Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute
Jason Eugene Wright, age 44, Already in custody on November 2, charged with Sale of Methamphetamine
Rodney Lane Dixon, age 40, Already in custody on November 2, charged with Sales and Possession of Marijuana
Bradley Eugene Marvuglio, age 32, Already in custody on November 2, charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine, (felony) Possession of Maijuana
Pamela Head, age 56, arrested on July 10, 2015 for Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Firearms Offenses near Resaca, was included in this Operation.
Five defendants for whom arrest warrants have been issued remain at large. New leads were developed and evidence collected during the arrest operation, so more charges and arrests are expected in the coming days and weeks.
During the overall course of this investigation, deputies seized methamphetamine and marijuana with a “street value” of over $200,000.00, as well as several firearms. The defendants remain in custody pending bond proceedings. A number of the defendants have lengthy arrest records and are on supervised release (probation or parole).
Sheriff Ralston said, “The deputies assigned to this long-term investigation spent hundreds of man hours on surveillance and undercover work. Theses cases are very tedious, and the investigating officers were efficient and effective in this case which resulted in over 20 arrests/prosecutions, and the seizure of a significant amount of controlled substances. Each of these defendants will now face Gordon County juries, and be subject to our Superior Court system.”