Some local residents awoke Thursday morning to the sound of a law enforcement officer knocking at the door as part of a drug roundup involving 42 people wanted on 181 different charges.
The violations stem from undercover operations targeting illegal drug activity spanning a period from January "until just a couple of weeks ago," according to Justin Wagoner, a detective in the narcotics division of the Mount Airy Police Department.
Ages of those charged as part of the roundup range from 17 to 52. Eight of the individuals involved are accused of crimes that carry mandatory minimum prison sentences, with four facing prosecution as habitual felons.
Police Chief Dale Watson said the bulk of the violations involve prescription medications and methamphetamine, two elements that have constituted major problems in recent years. Misuse of prescription drugs is particularly disturbing, with about 27 overdose deaths caused in Surry County so far this year and a massive effort under way to attack the situation using a multi-pronged approach.
"This is law enforcement's way of trying to combat the issue," Watson said of Thursday's roundup, which he added is part of a continuing effort by local officers to identify and arrest those involved with illegal substances.
At last report, 18 of the 42 individuals had been apprehended Thursday. "Three (others) were already in custody elsewhere," Watson said. "It's ongoing," he added of the roundup.
It began Thursday at 5:30 a.m., when Mount Airy police and members of the Surry County Sheriff's Office and State Bureau of Investigation met at the city police station to be briefed on the operation.
After the briefing, the officers paired up and arrested every targeted individual they could locate.
Wagoner, the Mount Airy narcotics detective, said all the charges originated in the city limits, but included some county as well as in-town residents.
The sheriff's office assisted with the effort as part of a regular mutual-aid arrangement. "It reflects the teamwork between the city and county," Watson said of the cooperation seen with all such operations. "By working together, we serve a better purpose," the chief said, which includes increasing manpower.
At least two of those involved in Thursday's operation are "repeat customers," Wagoner indicated. Thursday's was the second-straight roundup in which Hakim Sabir Galloway was targeted and the third for Daniel Leonard Cox.
During the last major narcotics bust in Mount Airy on Sept. 7, 2010, Cox was arrested at his residence at 827 Banner St. by Watson and Surry Sheriff Graham Atkinson. While effecting the arrest, the odor of marijuana was detected and city narcotics officers were called to the home.
That led to the discovery of about a pound of marijuana, multiple items of drug paraphernalia, a loaded sawed-off shotgun and ammunition at that location. In addition to being served with outstanding warrants, Cox was charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction; possessing marijuana with the intent to manufacture, sell or deliver; and maintaining a drug dwelling.
On Thursday, marijuana and paraphernalia were found at that location.
Arrest List
Those involved in the roundup, and the offenses they face, include:
--Jeffrey Lee Carter, 25, 794 W. Lebanon St., two counts each of sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance;
--Daniel Leonard Cox, 32, 827 Banner St., four counts of trafficking in opium, sell/deliver Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance;
--Heath Wray Davis, 22, 853 Maple Grove Church Road, sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, sell/deliver a Schedule III substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, two counts of maintaining a drug vehicle;
--Latasha Sue Donaldson, 29, 384 Old Toast Road, sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance;
--Morgan Cortese Duncan, Mount Airy (no street address given), two counts each of sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance and maintaining a drug vehicle; possession with intent to sell/deliver a controlled substance near a playground;
--Dina Louise Galicia, 34, Old Toast Road, three counts of conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, two counts of possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Sharon Denise Gallimore, 33, South Main Street, conspiracy to traffick in opium, sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Hakim Sabir Galloway, 28, 538 Worth St., sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, maintaining a drug dwelling;
--James Adam Galyean, 27, 164 Combs St., sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, maintaining a drug vehicle;
--Matthew Owens Glass, 22, 236 Starlite Road, sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Michael Draper Gravely, 33, 1421 Fancy Gap Road, Room 11, two counts each of sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Timothy Ray Gravely, 33, 135 Minnesota Lane, sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, maintaining a drug vehicle;
--Bobby Rodderick Green, 19, 215 Worth St., conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance;
--Zachary Shawn Hawks Harp, 22, 12 Oaks Drive 105 Apartment D, King, sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Justin Terry Hill, 26, 286 Maple Grove Church Road, four counts of trafficking in opium, possession with intent to sell/deliver a controlled substance near a playground;
--Charlene Marion Smith Hodges, 52, 322 Pippen St., four counts of trafficking in opium;
--Ricky Dean Hutchens, 37, 211 Oak Ridge Road, Elkin, sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Joseph Tyler Johnston, 20, 237 Meadowcreek Lane, sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, conspiracy to sell and deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance;
--Melody Cole Johnson, 43, 104 River Rat Lane, sell/deliver a Schedule IV controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule IV controlled substance, maintaining a drug vehicle;
--Christopher William Kehley, 17, 107 New Crosswinds Drive, conspiracy to sell and deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance;
--Brittany Nicole King, 20, 1007 S. Main St., Apartment 10, conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Jennifer Hiatt Sawyers Kuhl, 42, 2101 Sparger Road, sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Trista Nichole Lambert, 22, 350 Hadley St., sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Samantha Allison McGee, 24, 223 Glenn Terrace, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, maintaining a drug vehicle;
--Robert Christopher Meeks, habitual felon, 44, 140 Orian Way, conspiracy to traffick in opium, eight counts of trafficking in opium;
--George Darius Moore II, 20, 77 Fallen Tree Lane, Ararat, Va., two counts each of sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance;
--Jody Darrell Nichols, 27, 2107 Fancy Gap Road, sell/deliver a counterfeit controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a counterfeit controlled substance;
--David John Pociask, 39, 1424 Fancy Gap Road, sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance;
--Keith Perrin Revels, 45, 174 Eleanor Ave., possession of a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Mario Detrece Revels, 24, 124 Burton St., sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, maintaining a drug vehicle;
--Sharif Jamal Robinson, 31, 288 Gaylon St., sell/deliver a counterfeit controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a counterfeit controlled substance;
--Bryant Mikinly Self, 28, 1461 Blue Hollow Road, sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance;
--Michael Davis Smith, 43, 147 Atlanta Lane, four counts of trafficking in opium, two counts each of sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, sell/deliver a Schedule IV controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule IV controlled substance;
--Brad Lee Stewart, 27, 104 Clifton Lane, obtaining property by false pretense;
--Felipe Soto Jr., 23, 166 Burton St., sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Joseph Frederick Surmanek, 28, 155 Shady Acres Lane, sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, sell/deliver a counterfeit controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a counterfeit controlled substance;
--Charles Craig Taylor, 40, 232 Rockford St., Apartment 1, sell/deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule III controlled substance;
--Christopher Gordon Taylor, 23, 1007 S. Main St., Apartment 10, three counts of trafficking in opium, two counts each of sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance and possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, three counts of maintaining a drug dwelling;
--Santa Faye Warwick, 35, 2148 N. Main St., sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, conspiracy to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, maintaining a drug vehicle;
--Anthony Lavon Depree White, 25, Paynetown Road, sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance;
--Christopher Ray Whitt, 35, 1015 Blue Jay Lane, Pinnacle, sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance, sell/deliver a counterfeit controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a counterfeit controlled substance;
--Christoper Lamar Williams, 23, 521 Merritt St., two counts each of sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance and maintaining a drug vehicle; possession with intent to sell/deliver a controlled substance near a playground.
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