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Law enforcement officers swept up 38 of 58 suspected drug dealers Tuesday after an undercover operation dubbed “Just Say No-vember” that focused on heroin and other opioid related drugs.
Just Say No-vember was an 8-month long undercover operation by the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit and resulted in the indictment of 58 people for the sale and delivery of various narcotics by a Sevier County Grand Jury last week. The operation targeted heroin and opioids, as well as other illicit drugs such as Methamphetamine. Several weapons were also purchased undercover during the operation. The Sevier County Street Crimes Unit is a joint task force with officers from the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department and police departments of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
Beginning at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, officers from Sevier County Sheriff’s Office; police departments of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg; Homeland Security; US Marshals Service; Tenn. Office of Inspector General and Tenn. Dept. of Corrections (BOPP) began arresting the alleged drug dealers. By the end of the day, 38 of the 58 suspects were in custody. During the arrest operation six vehicles and $4740 in cash were seized from the suspects. Sheriff Ron Seals says the roundup will continue until all the subjects that were indicted are arrested.
All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Joshua Allen Whaley
3314 Wiley Noland, Sevierville
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Gary Lee Ogle
723 Casy Dr, Sevierville
2 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Misty Urman
510 Ridge Rd, Sevierville
2 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth, 1 Count Theft
Michael Anthony Jones
2748 Florence Dr, Pigeon Forge
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Joshua William Oakley
300 Nichols St, Apt 18, Sevierville
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Leslie Whitted-Hurst
3925 Birds Creek Rd, Sevierville
2 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule I Heroin (fentanyl)
Kenneth Michael Wells
754 Indian Ridge Way, Sevierville
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Oxycodone
William Robert Baillargeon
533 Bell Ave, Sevierville
1 Count Sale and Delivery Counterfeit Controlled Schedule II
Amanda Arleine Presley
1810 Walnut Grove Rd, Sevierville
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule I Heroin (fentanyl)
Isaiah Ray Kemp
1810 Walnut Grove Rd, Sevierville
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth, 1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule I Heroin (fentanyl)
Roger Eric Webb
2216 Green Acres Cir, Sevierville
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Kyle A. Brazell
336 Henderson Chapel Rd, Pigeon Forge
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Brandy Roxanne Hickman
1196 Allensville Rd, Sevierville
2 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Robert Wayne Acor
2759 Red Rooster Way, Sevierville
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Oxycodone
Johnny Ray King
711 Posty Way, Sevierville
2 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Hydromorphone
Michael Brian Spurling
629 Pee Dee Dr, Pigeon Forge
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Joseph Ray Myers
919 Douglas Dam Rd, Sevierville
2 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Stephanie Spicer
3245 Bohanan Hollow Rd, Sevierville
6 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth, 6 Count Sale of Firearms by a Felon
Joseph Michael Stewart
239 Sycamore Ln, Gatlinburg
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Brandy Lynn Stewart
239 Sycamore Ln, Gatlinburg
2 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth, Conspiracy to Distribute
Michael Dante West
Travelers Motel #8, Gatlinburg
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Nancy Michele Hunt Williamson
1240 King Branch Rd, Sevierville
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Tabitha Jo West (Loveday)
239 Daisy Cir, Maryville
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Oxycodone
Judy Amanda Queen
1110 Eight Point Way, Sevierville
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
Charles LeeRoy Fletcher
312 Huskey Dr Lot 3, Seymour
4 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II, 2 Count Schedule I Heroin
Patricia henderson Fletcher
312 Huskey Dr Lot 3, Seymour
1 Count Conspiracy to Distribute
Virginia Ruth Troutt
1767 Sand Plant Rd, Sevierville
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule III Suboxone/Conspiracy/Money Laundering
Edgar Luther Troutt
1767 Sand Plant Rd, Sevierville
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Oxys, 1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule III Suboxone
Cody Spencer Allen
912 Huskey Dr Lot 1, Seymour
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule I Heroin, 3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Fentanyl
Jamie Lynn Allen
312 Huskey Dr Lot 3, Seymour
6 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II, 1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule I Heroin
David H. Cummimgs
10520 Chapman Hwy, Seymour
2 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Oxy
Melody Michelle Gotham
118 Boulder St, Maryville
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule III Suboxone
Timothy Matthew Hammond
135 Simmons Rd, Seymour
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Oxy & Morphine
Kimberly Michelle Wallin
712 N. Country Ln, Seymour
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Opana
Katrina Ann Wrinkle
1300 Tarklin Valley Rd, Knoxville
3 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Roxy/Oxy, 2 Count Conspiracy
Misty Weaver
2673 Happy Hollow Rd, Sevierville
1 Count Sale and Delivery Schedule II Meth
William Thomas Troutt
1767 Sand Plant Rd, Sevierville
Child Support Capias
Cory Allen White
800 Park Rd, Sevierville
VOP General Sessions
What the “task force” did not report is that several of these “suspects” have been incarcerated in the jail since before the “operation” started ! My son is one of these that has been in custody more then nine months waiting to be convicted ,or should I say coerced into pleading guilty with little or no evidence . It is a merry go round in Sevier County . There is no rehab just throw them in jail for minor offenses and once the sentence is served ,kick them to the curb . No help no resources and when it is time to show how local law enforcement are combating drugs ,they round up the same addicts ,send other addicts in to frame them and send more addicts to frame the first ones and they all end up back in jail . Forget the “Big Fish ” who can afford to buy their way out ,just so the numbers look good. My son is an addict that has a drug problem and can’t get medical insurance ,can’t find a steady job because of his record and self medicates .He does need help and something more then a one hour talk session with other addicts that costs him $75 a week . The local law enforcement should concentrate on getting the ones who bring in the drugs ,”in mass” and stop them and get a program to help these addicts (Knox county is trying ) why can’t Sevier County with all the tourist $$$$ pumped into this county why don’t they try to stop the merry go round?