Multi-jurisdictional Investigation Leads to Twenty-Four Arrests
Abingdon, VIRGINIA - Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced today that Operation Rolling Thunder, a joint investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, has resulted in twenty-four arrest warrants being issued for individuals charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Southwest Virginia, and North Carolina. In addition to the arrest warrants being issued, law enforcement agents executed one search warrant today in furtherance of the investigation. The following individuals were arrested today and charged:
1.
Rodriguez, Sanson P.
2.
Hoyt, Amy
3.
Nester, Grandy
4.
Bilyeu, Amber “Rose"
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Hawks, Karen
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Sexton, Walter “Butch"
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Sellers, Larry
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Cochran, Brittany
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Bowman, Timothy
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Freeman, Annette
11.
Hunley, Brad
12.
Phipps, Shawanna
13.
Graff, Brian
14.
Alley, Riley
15.
Maxwell, Calvin Jermaine
16.
Norman, David
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Long, Lelana
18.
Choate, Jonathan
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Humphries, Kevin
20.
Parsons, Jackie Christopher
21.
Jones, Jessalyn
22.
Grose, Vicky
23.
Sawyers, Stacey Jerome
24.
Anders, Travis Brian
The investigation of the case was conducted by the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Surry County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia State Police, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Galax Police Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, United States Marshals Service, United States Secret Service and the Lexington, N.C. Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Zachary T. Lee will prosecute the case for the United States.
An arrest warrant is only a charge and not evidence of guilt. The defendant is entitled to a fair trial with the burden on the government to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
