TBI: Operation Broken Windows leads to 36 arrests

January 4, 2024

WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Staff,

HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — A year-long undercover operation has led to several arrests and indictments.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Operation Broken Windows began back in January of 2023, with investigators conducting multiple controlled purchases, surveillance, and research to target illicit drug sales.

The TBI says on Tuesday, a grand jury in Carroll County indicted 46 individuals.

Thursday, several law enforcement agencies swept the county to make 36 arrests:

William Timothy Vestal (DOB 02/09/1965), Trezzvant. Two counts Sale of Schedule II (Methamphetamine), one count Possession of Schedule VI (Marijuana), one count Possession of Schedule II (Meth) with Intent, one count Resisting Arrest. Bond: $400,000.
Tammy R. Brown (DOB 03/27/1969), Huntingdon: One count each Possession of Schedule II (Methamphetamine) with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Schedule VI (Marijuana), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Drug Schedule VI (Marijuana) with Intent, Possession of Schedule IV Drugs, Possession of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. Bond: $25,000
Lisa Lynn Cowens (DOB 05/28/1967), Huntingdon. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $250,000.
Brandon Huotari (DOB 08/26/1982), McKenzie. Three counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $250,000.00
Jerry Ellis (DOB 09/28/1955), Hollow Rock. Three counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $250,000.
Christopher Heavener (DOB 03/24/1996), Cedar Grove. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $50,000.
Sherry Robertson (DOB 05/31/1959), Hollow Rock. Three counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.
Antonio Ford (DOB 08/24/1973), Bruceton. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.
Michael Welch (DOB 09/29/1979), Huntingdon. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $250,000.
Jordan Haynes (DOB 07/21/1997), McKenzie: One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $250,000.
Wendy Huddleston (DOB 10/03/1975), McKenzie. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.
Eddie Lee Shaw, Jr. (DOB 09/24/1983), McKenzie. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.
Michael James Gukeisen (DOB 08/14/1987), Dresden. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.
Joseph Edward Floyd (DOB 02/21/1977), McKenzie. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $250,000.
Lisa Lynn Cowens (DOB 05/28/1967), Huntingdon. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $250,000.
Brooke Alexandria Chandler (DOB 05/22/1990), McKenzie. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $25,000.
Melissa Dawn Wireman (DOB 03/04/1981), Cedar Grove. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.
Austin Dane Taylor (DOB 04/11/1992), McKenzie. Three counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $50,000.
Douglas Patterson, Jr. (DOB 06/10/1989), Milan. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $25,000.
Earnest Gene Moudy, Jr. (DOB 08/03/1976), Bruceton. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond amount $250,000.
Amy Lynn Guentz (DOB: 06/07/1986), McKenzie. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $50,000.
Dakota Staggs (DOB 06/14/1997), McKenzie. Four counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $50,000.
Dustin Anthony Brown (DOB: 03/07/1987), Bruceton. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $10,000.
James Warmath (DOB 12/02/1962), Trezzvant. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $10,000.
Shane Spencer Ridley (DOB 03/22/1973), Bruceton. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $10,000.
Jennifer Mayo (DOB 09/02/1982), Camden. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $10,000.
Jeff Koelsch (DOB 03/06/1982), Jackson. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $25,000.
Ricky Orlando Butler (DOB 05/13/1976), Huntingdon. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $100,000.
Zachary Edward English (DOB 01/30/1991), Huntingdon. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $25,000.
Tosha Marie Stubblefield (DOB 10/09/1977), Paris. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $10,000.
Ginger Ann Garrison (DOB 01/04/1981), Lavinia. Three counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $100,000.
Melissa Dawn Wireman (DOB 03/04/1981), Cedar Grove. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $100,000.
Terri Marshall (DOB 09/08/1963), Gleason. One count Violation of bad check warrant (Weakley County).
Serena Emily McWilliams (DOB 04/23/1997), Lexington. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond $50,000.
Patricia Leeann Hunley (DOB 12/28/1999), McKenzie. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $25,000.
Sean David Robertson (DOB 10/13/1990), Bruceton. Two counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.

The TBI says additional arrests are anticipated.

“If you think you want to come to our communities and set up and sell drugs, you need to keep one eye on you awake at all times, and keep watching over your shoulder because sooner or later, we’re coming,” said Walter Smothers, the Director of Public Safety in Huntingdon.

This operation saw the TBI, Huntingdon Police Department, McKenzie Police Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, 24th Judicial Drug Task Force, Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Marshals Service, Bruceton Police Department, and Tennessee Highway Patrol working together.

Read the news release from the TBI here.

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