Deputies arrest 18 suspects in drug roundup | News

MARSHALL COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- Marshall County deputies conducted an early morning drug roundup that ended with 18 arrests.

Just after 2 a.m. Tuesday, deputies began serving drug warrants at homes in the northern end of Marshall County. Investigators said this roundup follows a seven-month investigation into the distribution of drugs in Marshall County.

The illegal drugs being distributed include meth, marijuana, pills, and other drugs. Deputies started with more than two dozen warrants, and by 6 a.m. Tuesday, they had 18 suspects in custody.

One group of suspects were not at home, but deputies continue to search for them.

The following people were arrested during the roundup:

• Robert
  Kilgore, 41, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance
• Allen
  Brunet, 56, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance
• John
  Erby, 40, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance and Probation
  Violation
• Misty
  Hodges, 31, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance
• Kristy
  Ritchie, 34, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance
• Leah
  Guffey, 35, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance
• Lisa
  King, 26, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance
• Patricia
  Trotter, 51, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance
• Taylor
  Johnson, 20, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance
• Davy
  Chapman, 43, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance
• Jimmy
  Smith. 37, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance
• John
  Willie Weems, 57, Grant, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance, Unlawful
  Poss. Controlled Substance, and Unlawful Poss Drug Paraphernalia
• Kelly
  Wooten, 26, Owens Crossroads, Charge: Unlawful Poss. Controlled Substance and
  Unlawful Poss Drug Paraphernalia
• Christopher
  Coffey, 29, Scottsboro, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance and
  Unlawful Poss Marijuana 2nd
• Bobby
  Dobbins, 66, Scottsboro, Charge: Unlawful Dist Controlled Substance
• Marlon
  Adcock, 45, Albertville, Charge: Unlawful Dist. Controlled Substance

Two more people were arrested on warrants for Guntersville Police.

Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Madison County Sheriff's Department and Alabama Department of Pardons and Paroles assisted in the operation.

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