Multi-County Drug Round Up Nets 14 Arrests
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JACKSON, Tenn. – Law enforcement officials from at least 10 federal, state, and local agencies participated in Tuesday’s round-up of individuals indicted for federal drug trafficking violations. The indictments were returned by a federal grand jury in Jackson on Jan. 21, 2014, but remained under seal until these arrests. The charges in the indictments stem from the illegal activity of selling, manufacturing, and distributing methamphetamine and marijuana, as well as possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The suspects arrested during the operation were: “¢ Richard Alley, 40, of Hardin County “¢ Scotty Alley, 41, of Wayne County “¢ Sherill Douglas, 43, of Henderson County “¢ Steven Flowers, 41, of Henderson County “¢ Brandon Frazier, 35, of Wayne County “¢ Sherry Gilbert, 36, of Henderson County “¢ Bryant Hart, 43, of Decatur County “¢ Carol Ann Lee, 38, of Wayne County “¢ Jamie Pearson, 34, of Henderson County “¢ Kelvin Pettigrew, 38, of Henderson County “¢ Bartee Rich, 36, of Hardin County “¢ Diana Williams, 42, of Hardin County “¢ Emanuel Lopez, 24, of Tarrant County (Texas) “¢ Francisco Lopez, 28, (Already In Federal Custody) During the course of this investigation, law enforcement officials have seized illicit narcotics, including at least 550 grams of methamphetamine, U.S. currency, drug paraphernalia, and at least 70 firearms, which included both handguns and long guns. Law enforcement agencies participating in the round-up include the FBI, the United States Marshals Service, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the 24th Judicial District Drug Task Force, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Dyer County Sheriff‘s Department, Dyersburg Police Department, Henderson County Sheriff‘s Department, Jackson Police Department, Lexington Police Department, and Wayne County Sheriff‘s Department. The case was investigated by members of the FBI‘s Memphis Safe Streets Task Force (ME SSTF), the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the 24th Judicial District Drug Task Force.
