Eight-agency sting nets arrests

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Officers with a number of law enforcement agencies fanned out over the county Wednesday of last week serving arrest warrants to over a dozen individuals, many of whom were charged with the sale of illegal drugs, according to Sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

Most of those arrested were those who had been named as defendants in grand jury indictments or were under warrant for arrest from justice court, he said.

“These arrests are the results of several months of on-going undercover operations,” the sheriff said.

Authorities were seeking 47 individuals who had outstanding warrants and indictments. A number are still in custody at the Marshall County Jail awaiting circuit court action and others have made bond and wait for circuit court dates, he said.

Those arrested and charged included:

Gerald Anderson, 34, of the Olive Branch area, picked up on a warrant charging the sale of a controlled substance. He remained in jail Monday on $10,000 bond.
Major Brunson, 42, of the Byhalia area, served warrants on two separate indictments for the sale of a controlled substance. Brunson remained in jail on those charges and on a violation of probation charge with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC).
Sammy Brunson, a.k.a. Sammy Brunson-Payne, 46, of the Byhalia area, indicted and picked up on charges of sale of a controlled substance. Brunson was in jail being held on $40,000 bond Monday.
Lee Arthur Buford, 29, of the Byhalia area, charged with sale of a controlled substance. Buford was released on $20,000 bond.
Brandy Beesinger-Butler, 27, of the Byhalia area, charged in an indictment with sale of a controlled substance. She bonded out at $10,000.
Antonio Davis, 27, of the Watson area, arrested and charged with the sale of a controlled substance. He was released on a $10,000 bond.
Ben Flowers, 48, of the Watson area, charged in numerous indictments with a number of sales of a controlled substance. He remained in jail on $30,000 bond Monday.
Lakeshea Guy, 31, of the Byhalia area, arrested and charged in an indictment with the sale of a controlled substance. She was released on $10,000 bond.
Sandra Harber, 53, of the Byhalia area, arrested and charged in an indictment with possession with intent to sell a controlled substance. She was released on $5,000 bond.
Rodney Hardaway, 28, of the Watson area, arrested and charged in an indictment with the sale of a controlled substance. He remains in jail on $10,000 bond.
Kevin Hardin, 22, of the Victoria area, arrested and charged with the sale of a controlled substance. He was released on $30,000 bond.
David Howell, 23, of the Laws Hill area, indicted for burglary of an automobile and forgery. He was released on $5,000 bond.
Louis King, 44, of the Chulahoma area, arrested and charged in an indictment with sale of a controlled substance. He remains in jail on $10,000 bond.
Michael Longcrier, 36, of the Warsaw area, arrested and charged with the sale of a controlled substance. He remains in jail on $30,000 bond.
Arvilla Malone, 38, of the Victoria area, arrested and charged with the sale of a controlled substance. Malone remains in jail on $10,000 bond.
Dontrell Polk, 20, of the Victoria area, arrested and charged in an indictment with the sale of a controlled substance. He was released on $20,000 bond.
Robert Summers Jr., 56, of the Victoria area, arrested and charged in an indictment with receiving stolen property. He was released on $5,000 bond.
Kenneth Tuggles, 41, of the Chulahoma area, arrested and charged in an indictment with the sale of a controlled substance. He remains in jail on $5,000 bond.
Tavoris Tunstall, 20, of the Victoria area, arrested and charged in an indictment for the sale of a controlled substance. He remains in jail on $10,000 bond and with a hold from DeSoto County.
Tolbert T. Washington, 46, of the Watson area, arrested and charged in an indictment with the sale of a controlled substance. He remains in jail on $10,000 bond.
Eric Webster, 35, of the Byhalia area, arrested and charged in an indictment with the sale of a controlled substance. MDOC has a hold on Webster for probation violation.
Anthony Hope, 24, of the Victoria area, picked up on violation of probation warrant from MDOC. Hope remains in jail.
Dewayne Holloway, 33, of the Holly Springs area, picked up on violation of probation charges. He remains in jail.
Johnny Harris, 48, of the Cayce area, arrested and charged in an indictment with sale of a controlled substance. Harris remained in jail on $10,000 bond.
Bernard Woods, 25, of the Holly Springs area, picked up on a warrant charging violation of probation. He remains in jail.
Latasha Stewart, 22, of the Holly Springs area, arrested and charged with the possession of a controlled substance in a correctional facility. Stewart was released on $1,000 bond.

Dickerson said others with outstanding indictments who have not been arrested will be picked up during routine patrol operations. Undercover investigations of drug related activity are continuing with another roundup expected during the summer, he said.

Agencies participating in last week’s roundup included officers with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, the Third Judicial District Narcotics Enforcement Team, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Alcohol and Beverage Control, Byhalia Police Department, Holly Springs Police Department and personnel with the District Attorney’s office.

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