A joint task force set out early this morning to pick up suspects facing drug charges as a result of an undercover sting named Operation Frostbite.
A Grand Jury recently returned 46 sealed presentments as a result of an undercover drug operation dubbed “Frostbite” conducted over the course of several months by the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit, which consists of officers from all Sevier County law enforcement agencies.
According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, officers from Sevier Co. Sheriff’s Office, Sevierville Police Department, Pigeon Forge Police Department, Gatlinburg Police Department, Pittman Center Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service, along with TN Dept. of Corrections Probation officers, set out at 6 a.m. on Jan. 19, 2016 to round up those suspects. As of this evening, 26 people had been arrested. Sheriff Seals said that officers are still searching for the additional suspects and will continue to do so until they are apprehended.
The following have been arrested and booked into Sevier County Jail following Operation Frostbite:
Catherine M. Pyrtle – age 46
3412 Hazelwood Dr.
Pigeon Forge, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of Sch IV narcotic
$10,000.00 Bond
Lillie L. Huskey – age 43
640 Mill Creek Rd.
Pigeon Forge, TN
3 cts sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
$25,000.00 bond
Brandon J. Palumbo – age 24
3220 Alton Dr.
Sevierville, TN
1 ct sale &delivery of sch II narcotic
$25,000.00 bond
Cynthia J. Hatfield – age 48
530 Golf Dr.
Pigeon Forge, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
1 ct sale & delivery of sch I narcotic
$50,000.00 bond
Delmy S. Madrid – age 36
Rocky Top Way
Sevierville, TN
Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics
$15,000.00 bond
Michelle R. Ogle – age 45
4025 Parkway
Pigeon Forge, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch IV narcotic
$40,000.00 bond
Krayle D. Wheeler – age 51
526 Golf Rd.
Pigeon Forge, TN
2 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
Conspiracy to distribute narcotics
Vio. of Probation
$75,000.00 bond
Joseph M. Deniakis – age 33
511 Eastgate Rd.
Sevierville, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of counterfeit sch II narcotic
Vio. Of Probation
$25,000.00 Bond
Roger Q. Ashworth – age 53
376 E. Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of counterfeit narcotic
Conspiracy to distribute narcotics
Vio. of Probation
$15,000.00 Bond
Jennifer M. Downs – age 38
203 Marshal Circle
Sevierville, TN
3 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
$25,000.00 bond
Ronald D. Yates – age 39
Smoky Shadows Motel
Pigeon Forge, TN
2 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
$25,000.00 bond
Brittany Myers – age 27
616 Lethco Way
Pigeon Forge, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch III narcotic
$25,000.00 bond
Ronnie L. Lethco – age 40
616 Lethco Way
Pigeon Forge, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch III narcotic
1 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic in school zone
$25,000 Bond
Glen D. Smith – age 61
1147 Ridge Road
Sevierville, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic in school zone
$15,000.00 bond
David R. Harvey – age 48
362 E. Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN
2 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
$25,000.00 bond
Keila C. Sulay – age 23
334 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic in a Daycare Zone
1 ct sale & delivery of a counterfeit sch II narcotic
$50,000.00 bond
Terrence L. Ramsey – age 46
390 E. Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN
3 ct sale & delivery of sch III narcotic
1 ct Consiracy to sell or deliver sch III narcotics
$25,000.00 bond
Phil D. Looper – age 64
376 E. Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN
2 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
1 ct conspiray to sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
$25,000.00 bond
Timothy D. Sheffield – age 27
346 E. Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
$15,000.00 bond
Jared (Jerry) B. Press – age 40
13065 Green Court
Sevierville, TN
3 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
$40,000.00 bond
Tabitha R. Underwood – age 31
445 Williams Rd.
Sevierville, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch IV narcotic
$15,000.00 bond
Barry D. Lynn – age 22
905 Park Rd.
Sevierville, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch I narcotic
Conspiracy to distribute narcotics
$25,000.00 bond
Samuel J. Bryant – age 35
1424 Lin Creek Rd.
Sevierville, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic in a daycare zone
$50,000.00 bond
Lauren E. Stokes – age 24
3410 Conner Dr.
Pigeon Forge, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
$15,000.00 bond
Lynda M. Wylie – age 26
3410 Conner Dr.
Pigeon Forge, TN
4 cts sale & delivery of sch II narcotic
2 cts sale & delivery of sch IV narcotic
$25,000.00 bond
Jerry W. Martin – age 64
Hwy 321
Gatlinburg, TN
1 ct sale & delivery of a counterfeit narcotic
1 ct Conspiracy to sell & delivery narcotics
$15,000.00 bond
All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.