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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

[149 INDICTMENTS AFTER EXTENSIVE NARCOTIC AND DRUG

TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION]
[63 Individuals Charged Related to Distribution of Fentanyl, Meth, and Pharmaceuticals]

ABINGDON, VA, October 30, 2023 — After an extensive narcotic and drug trafficking investigation by
the Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Smyth County Sheriff’s Office,
Russell County Sheriff’s Office, Town of Damascus Police Department, City of Bristol Virginia Police
Department, Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority of Abingdon, Virginia State Police, the Drug
Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the U.S.
Marshals Service, a grand jury for the Circuit Court of Washington County Virginia has handed down 149
indictments for the arrest of 63 individuals for charges related to the distribution of fentanyl,
methamphetamine, and pharmaceuticals.

The following individuals were indicted in the Circuit Court of Washington Count Virginia:

1. Roger Paul Alexander, age 35, of Bristol, Virginia has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

2. Brandi Nichole Barker, age 36, of Abingdon, Virginia has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

3. Amanda Dawn Bernabe, age 38, of Abingdon, Virginia has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

4. Anita Dale Bettin, age 52, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of distributing Fentanyl

5. Michelle Lee Blankenship, age 42, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine

6. Dennis Cody Blevins, age 38, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
One (1) count of bringing one (1) ounce or more of Methamphetamine in to the Commonwealth of
Virginia
One (1) count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

7. Cora Jewel Bordwine, age 21, of Meadowview, Virginia, has been charged with:
Four (4) counts of distributing Fentanyl
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Cocaine

8. John William Branson, age 41, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

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9. Rebecca Charlene Burton Casey, age 37, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

10. Tony Velasquez Clough, age 54, of Marion, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

11. Olivia Abigail Coleman, age 36, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
Four (4) four counts of distributing Methamphetamine

12. Destiny Nichole Couch, age 23, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine

13. Lawrence Clites Crowe, II, age 41, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine

14. David Alexander Dossenback, age 41, of Morristown, Tennessee, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine
One (1) count of bringing one (1) ounce or more of Methamphetamine in to the Commonwealth of
Virginia

15. Jackson Wayne Dutton, age 26, of Castlewood, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Fentanyl

16. Jerry Junior Eads, age 41, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
Four (4) counts of distributing Methamphetamine and Cocaine

17. Casey Rae Easterly, age 32, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

18. Elisha Diane Elledge, age 46, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

19. Teryn Leigh Felty, age 23, of Piney Flats, Tennessee, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Fentanyl
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

20. Cody Matthew Fleenor, age 32, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
Two (2) counts of possession with the intent to distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
Two (2) counts of possessing ammunition by a convicted felon

21. Jadina Louise Blankenship Fuller, age 40, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine

22. Travis Lee Fulton, age 44, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of a prisoner in possession of pharmaceuticals in a correctional facility
23. Braxton Hamilton Gosswiller, age 27, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, has been charged with:
Four (4) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
24. Nathan Joseph Hall, age 45, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Fentanyl
One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Oxycodone

25. Charles Phillip Hamm, age 59, of Damascus, Virginia, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

26. Joseph Walter Hamm, Jr., age 60, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Four (4) counts of distributing Suboxone

27. Jeremy Dean Harris, age 39, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
One (1) count of possession of a firearm while possessing Methamphetamine
One (1) count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

28. Larry Gene Harless, age 50, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of a prisoner possessing Fentanyl, hydrocodone, and Oxycodone in a correctional
facility

29. Harley Rose Holmes, age 32, of Meadowview, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

30. Jason Dwayne Holt, age 35, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of a prisoner possessing Methamphetamine in a correctional facility

31. Kenneth Alan Johnson, age 47, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

32. William Ray Jordan, age 28, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of distributing Fentanyl
Two (2) counts of possessing a firearm with Fentanyl
Two (2) counts of possessing a firearm by a convicted felon

33. Samantha Christine Keating, age 42, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

34. Christina Nicole King, age 35, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

35. Joshua David Lamie, age 34, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of a prisoner possessing Methamphetamine in a correctional facility

36. Zachary Chase Lester, age 22, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony

37. Stephen Emmanuel Lino, age 31, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

38. Joshua Allan Lowe, age 32, of Marion, Virginia, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
39. Jonathan Wayne Mahala, age 38, of Damascus, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine

40. Madison Alyse Mathis-Johnson, age 27, of Auburn, California, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of distributing Fentanyl
Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
One (1) count of possessing a firearm with Fentanyl

41. Zachariah Cody McCracken, age 34, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

42. Raymond Charles Miller, age 51, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

43. Janet Renee Montgomery, age 42, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

44. Louis Joseph Moro, age 37, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine
One (1) count of distributing pharmaceuticals

45. Michael Lee Murray, age 39, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

46. Michael Lee Ollis, age 26, of Elk Park, North Carolina, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

47. Cynthia Kay Pagans, age 38, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine
One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine.

48. Amanda Kay Parks, age 50, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Four (4) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

49. Jacob Dewayne Perrigan, age 24, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine

50. William Thomas Peele, age 34, of Avlett, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

51. Adam Ray Roark, age 42, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

52. Howard Elbert Roark, Jr, age 41, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of distributing Fentanyl

53. Joshua Alan Ramey, age 29, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

54. David Paul Robertson, age 21, of Damascus, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of prisoner in possession of Methamphetamine in a correctional facility
55. Patricia Ann Smoot, age 30, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts distributing Methamphetamine

56. Ashley Nicole Snead, age 38, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

57. Kenneth Roger Street, age 42, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

58. Christopher Guy Strickler, age 45, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of possession with intent to distribute Methylpenidate, Cyputylone, and
Methamphetamine
One (1) count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

59. Dawn Nichole Summitt, age 33, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine

60. Kimberly Kay Townsend, age 33, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Four (4) counts of possession with the intent to distribute Fentanyl, Fluorofentanyl, and Cocaine

61. Joshua Ryan Trivett, age 37, of Damascus, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

62. Burke Morgan Willis, age 36, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine

63. Billy Jackson Woodlief, age 38, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
Three (3) counts of distributing Heroin

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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Blake Andis
20281 Rustic Lane, Abingdon, Virginia 24210
(276) 676-6000