Dozens more arrested
Local law enforcement officers have continued making arrests this week in connection with Monday’s “Operation Spring Clean” drug raid.
The arrests are now totaling over 170 and more could be arrested in the coming days, Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver said.
The arrests all stem from indictments of drug-related cases that have been presented to recent Franklin County grand juries.
Oliver and Russellville Police Chief Chris Hargett said this raid has been eight months in the making.
Oliver said over 80 law enforcement officers from several federal, state and county agencies gathered at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for a pre-dawn briefing on Monday.
According to Oliver, the Franklin County Drug Unit along with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Russellville Police Department, with assistance from the Red Bay Police Department, have been investigating and compiling cases for months to present to the grand jury and have a wide-spread pick-up with many arrests.
Agencies that assisted with Operation Spring Clean included the federal agencies of the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the U.S. Marshals and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the state agencies of the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Game and Fish Division and the Marine Police Division; and the local agencies of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Russellville Police Department, Red Bay Police Department, Phil Campbell Police Department, Hodges Police Department, Marion County Drug Task Force and the Florence Police Department.
The following were arrested since Monday as part of Operation Spring Clean:
• Wesley Shane Edgemon, 22, 6755 County Line Rd., Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Tanya Rose Jones, 31, 1595 Winston 3434, attempt to commit a controlled substance crime
• Christopher Brian Blevins, 42, 1212 McCarley Rd., Phil Campbell, manufacture of a controlled substance and attempt to commit a controlled substance crime
• Philip Benton Jeffreys, 37, 100 Holiday Plaza Apartments, Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Joshua Michael Thornton, 31, 311 Limestone St. NW, Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Roderick Dwayne Hillman, 32, 100 Town and Country Trailer Park, Lot E-7, Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Anthony Hackman, 34, 38 Pine Valley Rd., Red Bay, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Marcus Joe King, 32, Red Bay, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• John Tyler Foster, 21, 4537 Franklin 22, Spruce Pine, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Rodney O’Bryan Suggs, 24, 100 Washington Court Plaza, Apt. 223, Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Jackson Tyler Lane, 22, 4385 Franklin 36, Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Christopher Miles Riley, 27, 604 High St. NW, Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Judy Renea Taylor, 47, 604 High St., Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• James Dewayne Hall, 20, 28 Twin Lake Dr., Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Bret Lee Gosa, 24, 9138 Franklin 81, Russellville, attempt to commit a controlled substance crime and unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance
• Michael Wayne Shivers, 23, 3034 Franklin 81, Phil Campbell, attempt to commit a controlled substance crime
• James Christopher Cowan, 26, Beech Avenue, Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance (within 3 miles of a school)
• Randall Louis Mills, 42, 1923 Franklin 172, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance (within 3 miles of a school)
• Anthony Wesley Pickett, 26, Town and Country Trailer Park, Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Jackie Eaton, 36, Elliott Village Apartments, Red Bay, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance (within 3 miles of a school)
• Keista Abigail Burney, 33, Red Bay, two counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Lindsey Brooke McCluskey, 21, 100 Eastside Plaza, Apt. 321, Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Bradly Jason Burleson, 37, 895 Winston 76, Haleyville, attempt to commit a controlled substance crime
• Brian Forney Burleson, 46, 233 Fletcher Rd., Haleyville, attempt to commit a controlled substance crime
• John Odia Gandy, 36, 700 JR Butler Rd., Bear Creek, attempt to commit a controlled a controlled substance crime
• Tevin Dimitri Groce, 20, 180 Ash Ave., Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Holly Ann Hulsey, 19, 818 Washington Ave., Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Shirley Kaye Lindley, 29, 111 Hospital Rd., Red Bay, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Mark Austin Windham, 56, 172 Hunterwood Circle, Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Earl Wayne Scott, 41, 609 Scharnagle Dr., Spruce Pine, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Gilbert Humphrey, 53, 100 6th Ave. SW, Red Bay, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and attempt to commit a controlled substance crime
• Audra Mae Kelley, 26, 5105 Franklin 83, Russellville, attempt to commit a controlled substance crime
• Kara Beth Hester, 23, 5th Court Apartments, Red Bay, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Tyree Lamar Suggs, 22, 501 Filmore St., Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• David Lee Gargus, 27, 4041 Franklin 56, Russellville, two counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Billy Joe Stidham, 37, 65 Pharr Rd., Vina, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Kasey Cheryl Utley, 23, 326 Duncan Creek Rd., Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Belinda Mae Harrison, 35, 6788 Franklin 19, Vina, two counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Charles Eugene Bonds, 32, 522 Filmore St., Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime
• Jeremy Donald Davidson, 34, 7929 Franklin 172, Vina, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia
• Jeffrey Allen Hogan, 31, 3580 Underwood Rd., Russellville, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
• Rayburn Carl Nix, 63, 5925 County Line Rd., Russellville, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and drug trafficking
• Bobby Joe Patterson, 38, Hardin Trailer Park, Red Bay, two counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
