A three-year drug investigation in Sumner County has resulted in 16 people being indicted and 11 arrests so far, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
The investigation began in August 2023 and involved the Middle Tennessee Drug Related Death Task Force, along with several local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Investigators said they were targeting a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing large amounts of illegal drugs throughout Sumner County.
On April 1, investigators served 14 search warrants at homes connected to suspected leaders of the organization.
During the searches, law enforcement seized about 162 pounds of methamphetamine, 22 pounds of cocaine, eight pounds of fentanyl and a large amount of cash.
The case was presented to the Sumner County Grand Jury on June 2, which returned indictments against 16 people. As of Wednesday, 11 of those individuals had been arrested:
- Kelly Lavern Black (DOB 01/22/1993), Scotts Hill. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: No Bond
- Heather June Smith (DOB 01/10/1976), Parsons. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000
- Joseph Dale Lindsey (DOB 03/12/1971), Reagan. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Oxycodone). Bond: $50,000
- Charles Kenneth Smith, Jr. (DOB 07/30/1966), Decaturville. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine) Drug Free Zone. Bond: No Bond.
- Jeffery Wayne McPeake (DOB 07/13/1977), Scotts Hill. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.
- Arles Wayne Maness (DOB 02/22/1969), Decaturville. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.
- Michael Floyd Brewer (DOB 06/19/1972), Decaturville. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: No Bond.
- Jesse Clayton Tinnin (DOB 04/19/1985), Decaturville. Three counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: No Bond.
- Randall Dewayne Roach (DOB 09/10/1970), Decaturville. Three counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $200,000.
- Anthony Joseph Camper (DOB 02/05/1985), Scotts Hill. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Hydrocodone). Bond: No Bond.
- Nicholas Elijah Clifton (DOB 09/16/2006), Parsons. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $50,000.
Investigators also arrested three other people on unrelated charges during the operation:
- James R. Hagood (DOB 03/25/1980), Lexington. Parole Violation (Aggravated Burglary). Bond: No Bond.
- David Box (DOB 05/31/1969), Parsons. Failure to Appear. Bond: $3,345.
Kolton Laine Pearcy (DOB 01/20/1996), Parsons. Failure to Appear. Bond: $672.
Those charged face offenses including the sale and delivery of methamphetamine, oxycodone and hydrocodone. Several of the defendants are being held without bond, while others were issued bonds ranging from $50,000 to $200,000.
Investigators also arrested three other people on unrelated charges during the operation. Those arrests included one parole violation and two failure-to-appear warrants.
The investigation involved the Middle Tennessee Drug Related Death Task Force, the Metro Nashville Police Department, the 18th Judicial District Drug Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Smyrna, La Vergne, Hendersonville and Gallatin police departments, the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, Sumner County Emergency Management Agency and the Regional Organized Crime Information Center.
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