SUMNER COUNTY – A three-year, joint operation targeting illicit drug sales across Sumner County has led to more than a dozen indictments and arrests.

In August 2023, investigators assigned to the Middle Tennessee Drug Related Death

Task Force (TBI HIDTA), Metro Nashville Police Department, 18th Judicial District Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Agency, Smyrna Police Department, LaVergne Police Department, Hendersonville Police Department, Gallatin Police Department, Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, Sumner County Emergency Management Agency, and the Regional Organized Crime Information Center began investigating a drug trafficking organization responsible for the distribution of large quantities of controlled substances.

On April 1^st, investigators conducted 14 residential search warrants involving places associated with top members of a drug trafficking organization. They confiscated 162 pounds of methamphetamine, 22 pounds of cocaine, eight pounds of fentanyl, and a large sum of U.S. currency.

On June 2^nd, investigators presented their case to the Sumner County Grand Jury which returned indictments charging 16 individuals. At the time of this release, 11 of the 24 individuals have been taken into custody.

• Kelly Lavern Black (DOB 01/22/1993), Scotts Hill. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: No Bond
• Heather June Smith (DOB 01/10/1976), Parsons. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000
• Joseph Dale Lindsey (DOB 03/12/1971), Reagan. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Oxycodone). Bond: $50,000
• Charles Kenneth Smith, Jr. (DOB 07/30/1966), Decaturville. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine) Drug Free Zone.  Bond: No Bond.
• Jeffery Wayne McPeake (DOB 07/13/1977), Scotts Hill. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.
• Arles Wayne Maness (DOB 02/22/1969), Decaturville. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $100,000.
• Michael Floyd Brewer (DOB 06/19/1972), Decaturville. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: No Bond.
• Jesse Clayton Tinnin (DOB 04/19/1985), Decaturville. Three counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: No Bond.
• Randall Dewayne Roach (DOB 09/10/1970), Decaturville. Three counts Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $200,000.
• Anthony Joseph Camper (DOB 02/05/1985), Scotts Hill. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Hydrocodone). Bond: No Bond.
• Nicholas Elijah Clifton (DOB 09/16/2006), Parsons. One count Sale and Delivery of Schedule II (Methamphetamine). Bond: $50,000.

Additionally, investigators encountered three other individuals and arrested them on unrelated charges.

• James R. Hagood (DOB 03/25/1980), Lexington. Parole Violation (Aggravated Burglary). Bond: No Bond.
• David Box (DOB 05/31/1969), Parsons. Failure to Appear. Bond: $3,345.
• Kolton Laine Pearcy (DOB 01/20/1996), Parsons. Failure to Appear. Bond: $672.

The charges and allegations referenced in this release are merely accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.

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