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21 people charged with trafficking drugs in TN
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says 21 people were charged with trafficking drugs following an undercover joint operation in McNairy County, TN.
In September 2023, special agents with the Drug Investigation Division of TBI helped the McNairy County Sheriff's Office and the McNairy County Narcotics Unit with 'Operation Ice Storm' to investigate people suspected of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl throughout the county.
Agents say on June 9, the McNairy County Grand Jury returned indictments for 21 people charged.
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Law enforcement agencies that participated in the operation included TBI agents, the McNairy County Sheriff's Office, Selmer Police Department, Huntingdon Police Department, Adamsville Police Department, Henderson County Sheriff's Department, Carroll County Sheriff's Department, McNairy County Narcotics Unit, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the 25th Judicial District Drug Task Force, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. They conducted searches in McNairy County and the surrounding areas for individuals who were indicted.
According to TBI, one person was arrested and charged under the State of Tennessee arrest warrants.
They say 19 people have been taken into custody, which are the following:
Scott A. Staudacher, 52, Selmer, TN: Two counts of Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000
Kelvin O. Robinson, 53, Selmer, TN: Two counts of Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $75,000
Derrick L. Robinson, 41, Ramer, TN: Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $75,000
Johnny Lipford, 45, Bethel Springs, TN: Three counts of Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000
Michael Throne, 47, Guys, TN: Two counts of Delivery of Schedule III (Subutex), Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Bond: $50,000
Anthony T. Robinson, 42, Selmer, TN: Possession of Schedule II (Cocaine). Bond: $100,000
Travis Criswell, 34, Michie, TN: Two counts of Casual Exchange of Schedule VI (Marijuana), Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $75,000
Thomas Elam, 56, Ramer, TN: Two counts of Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure. Bond: $100,000
Roger Damron, 60, Selmer, TN: Two counts of Delivery of Schedule II (Cocaine), two counts of Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $150,000
Michael Lee, 40, Adamsville, TN: Two counts of Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine) in a Drug Free Zone. Bond: $100,000
Ronnie McCombs, 75, Finger, TN: Six counts of Rape of a Child, six counts of Incest, Solicitation of a Minor. Bond: $100,000
Gary Tomaszewski, 47, Bethel Springs, TN: Casual Exchange of Schedule VI (Marijuana). Bond: $25,000
Patricia D. Anthony, 41, Selmer, TN: Possession of Schedule II (Methamphetamine) with Intent to Deliver, Simple Possession of Schedule V (Gabapentin), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond: $75,000
Barry Miller, 64, Bethel Springs, TN: Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $50,000
Jasper O. Johnson,18, Bethel Springs, TN: Two counts of Burglary – Other than Habitation, two counts of Theft of Property, Prohibited Weapon on School Property. Bond: $25,000
Larry Chanley, 55, Bethel Springs, TN: Rape, Sexual Battery, and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Bond: $75,000
Leah H. Robertson, 34, Ramer, TN: Delivery of Schedule III (Buprenorphine). Bond: $25,000
Jerry Sanders, 51, Bethel Springs, TN: Violation of Probation for Criminal Simulation and Possession of Schedule VI (Marijuana). Bond: None
Brandarius Bernard Strayhorn, 23, Selmer, TN: Two counts of Delivery of Schedule VI (Marijuana). Bond: $25,000
TBI said this is an ongoing investigation, and additional arrests are pending.
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