June 20, 2018

Operation ‘CrumBull’

Twenty suspects nabbed in Webb Road, Riverbend Road, Jennies Creek Road, and Bull Creek areas on drug charges…

Wayne County Sheriff Rick Thompson along with police agencies from across the region — Local, State, and Federal levels — conducted multiple search warrants and executed numerous drug warrants in southern Wayne County in the early morning hours today.

The arrests were the result of a joint investigation by the Violent Crime and Drug Task Force West and the Wayne County Sheriff Drug Enforcement Unit. The investigation focused on the Crum area of Wayne County including Webb Road, Riverbend Road, Jennies Creek Road, and Bull Creek.

The investigation also led investigators to the Dunlow and Fort Gay area as well.

During the investigation members of the Violent Crime and Drug Task Force and Wayne County Sheriff Drug Enforcement Unit made numerous undercover controlled purchases of primarily Oxycodone and on occasion Crystal Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Marijuana.

Sheriff Thompson stated that during the search warrants and arrests of the suspects a large quantity of money and drugs were seized along with vehicles.

Sheriff Thompson would like to thank all agencies involved for their hard work and assistance during this operation and wants the community to know that we will continue to monitor all areas of Wayne County for drug trafficking and illegal activity.

Additional charges and suspects are pending following the results of the search warrants and arrests.

The West Virginia State Police, Wayne County Sheriff Department, and US Marshals assisted in the arrests of the following for active drug warrants from this investigation:

Crum Area ARRESTS

Ace McCoy – (4) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Monroe Maynard – (4) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Lannie Brown – (3) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

James Holman – (3) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Mable ‘Cricket’ Holman – (1) Count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance & (2) Counts of Conspiracy

Chris Heath – (1) Count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Claudine Dillon – (1) Count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance & (1) Count of Conspiracy

Joseph Bryan – (1) Count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance & (1) Count of Conspiracy

Kenny Prince – (3) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Eric Brown – (1) Count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Jesse Messer – (1) Count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance, (1) Count of Conspiracy, & (1) Count of Child Neglect

Leslie Messer – (1) Count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance, (1) Count of Conspiracy, & (1) Count of Child Neglect

Jerry Ratcliff – Jesse Messer – (3) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Larry Blackburn – (1) Count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Carol Blackburn – (1) Count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Heather Entrikin – (4) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Genevive Sturm – (2) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

James ‘Jim’ Sturm – (3) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Dunlow and Ft. Gay

Peggy Marcum, of Dunlow – (2) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Raymond ‘Ray’ Perkins, of Dunlow – (4) Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Sonja Chafins, of Fort Gay – (1) Count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance

Photos were not available this morning. The Lazer will add them to the story as soon as they are made available.