11/06/2013

"Operation Ice Pick"

The Stone County Sheriff's Department has been conducting a narcotics investigation. Investigator Dammon McGilton of the Stone County Sheriff's Department began the investigation back in March of 2013. Investigators named the operation "Operation Ice Pick". Investigators targeted a group of Crystal Methamphetamine, also known as "ice" dealers. throughout Stone County and picked them off one at a time by an undercover operation. On November 5, 2013, at day light, officers did a bust out arresting those Methamphetamine Dealers. Stone County Deputies, Mountain View Police, Arkansas State Police,16th Judicial Drug Task Force, Izard County Sheriff's Department, Mountain Home Police Department, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and Arkansas Parole and Probation executed several arrest warrants, a search warrant, and several parole and probation home visits throughout Stone County. The following suspects were arrested and charged with the following:

John Matthew Ogle, age 31, of Mountain View, charged with 3 counts of delivery of crystal methamphetamine, maintaining drug premises, possession of crystal meth with purpose to deliver

Robert L Avey, age 49 of Timbo, Ar was charged with 5 counts of delivery of crystal meth.

Andrea Sutterfield, age 44, of Timbo, Ar was charged with 1 count of delivery of crystal meth.

Michele Pacheco, age 52, of Alco, Ar was charged with 1 count of delivery of crystal meth.

Stanley Trammell, age 50, of Alco, Ar was charged with 2 counts of delivery of crystal meth.

William Hocutt, age 52, of Newnata, Ar was charged with 1 count of delivery of crystal meth.

Thomas G Morrison, age 30, of Mountain View, was charged with 1 count of delivery of crystal meth, 2 count maintain drug premises, possession of marijuana with purpose to deliver, and simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms.

Jonathan Pitts, age 24, of Mountain View, charged with 2 counts of delivery of crystal meth and probation violations.

Cody Sweat, age 23, of Mountain View, charged with delivery of crystal meth and probation violations.

Tina Harris, age 40, of Mountain View, charged with 2 count of delivery of crystal meth.

David Richard Fritz, age 37, of Mountain View, charged with 2 counts of delivery of crystal meth and possession of crystal meth.

Jessica Rowland Burns, age 35, of Mountain View, charged with 1 count of delivery of crystal meth.

Christopher Briscoe, age 36, of Mountain View, charged with 1 count possession of drug paraphernalia.

Crystal Shipman, age 30, of Mountain View, charged with Parole Violation.

James L. Keen, age 40, of Mountain View, charged with 2 counts of delivery of meth, and possession of crystal meth with the purpose to deliver.

Cori Morgan, age 38, of Fox, Ar charged with 3 counts of possession of schedule 2 narcotic with purpose to deliver.

Jessica McDougal, age 28, of Quitman, Ar charged with possession of crystal meth over 2 grams.

Jesse Brem, age 25, of Mountain View, charged with one count of forgery 2nd degree.

 

 

There are more arrests pending and the investigation continues. There were a total of 38 charges. Sheriff Bonds would like to thank all of the agencies that assisted in this operation. Bonds said, his investigators and Mountain View P.D. investigators have put a lot of time in the operation and he plans on continuing his fight against the drug problem in Stone County.

 
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