WAKULLA COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - The Wakulla County Sheriff's Office arrested 19 people Friday as part of an undercover investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine and other drugs.
Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Narcotics Unit have been working undercover for more than six months, buying methamphetamine, cocaine and other drugs from dealers in Wakulla County, leading to the arrest of 19 people in what the sheriff's office is calling "Operation Dry Ice".
Wakulla County Sheriff Jared Miller said by the end of this operation, detectives were seeking a total of 91 arrest warrants for 31 people.
"We've been doing undercover work for the last several months and 90 percent of these arrests today are on methampethamines," said Sheriff Miller.
Sheriff Miller said while "Operation Dry Ice" mainly addresses drug dealers selling meth in Wakulla County, detectives also came to learn synthetic narcotics, specifically opioids, are a growing problem.
He said people were also arrested for the sale or distribution of cocaine, methadone, and marijuana.
"If you are selling drugs in Wakulla County or using drugs in Wakulla County, we will find you and we will arrest you," said Sheriff Miller. "So if you don't find another place to go, we've got a bed in jail for you."
After the drug bust on Friday, WCSO still has warrants for 12 people. Sheriff Miller said detectives are confident they will locate and arrest these individuals, ending "Operation Dry Ice".
WAKULLA COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - Deputies have arrested 19 people for the distribution of meth and other drugs in a operation entitled, "Operation Dry Ice."
“Operation Dry Ice” primarily addressed drug dealers selling methamphetamine in Wakulla County, however, as 2018 continued, CID Narcotics Unit Detectives became increasingly concerned by the number of drug dealers selling synthetic narcotics, particularly opiates in Wakulla County, because the distribution of opiates can contribute to a future heroin problem.
Friday at about 6:30 a.m., pursuant to “Operation Dry Ice,” the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office held a briefing in their Emergency Operations Center to prepare for the arrest warrant executions.
WCSO said all but two of the wanted suspects were related to the sale and/or distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine and other drugs in Wakulla County, mostly methamphetamine.
Arrest warrants were obtained for the other two suspects as a result of follow-up investigations related to drug distribution. Following the briefing, Sheriff Jared F. Miller, CID Detectives, and deputies spread out across Wakulla County to arrest the suspects.
As of 11:24 a.m. Friday, WCSO said the following suspects have been arrested:
- Joshua Hall Whaley – W/M, 37 YOA, Two Counts of Possession/Sale of Methamphetamine; Two Counts of Use of two-way communication device to commit felony; Total Bond of $110,000
- Chad Aaron Carraway – W/M, 40 YOA, One Count of Possession/Sale of Methamphetamine; Total Bond of $50,000
- Angelica Dawn Martin – W/F, 21 YOA, Four Counts of Possession/Sale of Methamphetamine; Four Counts of Use of two-way communication device to commit felony; Total Bond of $220,000
- Michael Eugene Akins – W/M, 45 YOA, Two Counts Possession/Sale of Methamphetamine; One Count of Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; Three Counts of Use of two-way communication device to commit felony; Total Bond of $130,000
- Raven Sky Harris – W/M, 21 YOA, Two Counts of Possession/Sale of Methamphetamine; Two Counts of Use of two-way communication device to commit felony; Total Bond of $110,000
- Ryan Dale Langston – W/M, 33 YOA, One Count of Possession/Sale of Methamphetamine; Total Bond of $50,000
- Sheila Lynn Kilgore – W/F, 32 YOA, Two Counts of Possession/Sale of Methamphetamine; One Count each of Possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine; Possession of {MDMA (Ecstasy)]; possession of a Synthetic Narcotic [Alprazolam]; Two Counts of Use of two-way communication device to commit felony; Total Bond of $200,500
- Matthew Steven Baggs – W/M, 48 YOA, Two Counts of Possession/Sale of Methamphetamine; Two Counts of Use of two-way communication device to commit felony; Total Bond of $110,000
- Austin Terrill Hart – W/M, 19 YOA, One Count of Distribution of a Synthetic Narcotic [Suboxone (Buprenorphine Hydrocholoride)]; One Count of Use of two-way communication device to commit felony; Total Bond of $30,000
- Helen Margaret Barwick – B/F, 36 YOA, One Count of Possession/Sale of a Synthetic Narcotic [Fentanyl]; One Count of Possession/Sale of a Synthetic Narcotic [Methadone Hydrocholoride]; Two Counts of Use of two-way communication device to commit felony; Total Bond of $110,000
- Heather Marie Hart – W/F, 38 YOA, One Count of Possession/Sale of a Synthetic Narcotic [Sublinquals (Buprenorphine)] ; Total Bond of $50,000
- Linda Johnson – W/F, 53 YOA, One Count of Possession with intent to Deliver a Synthetic Narcotic and Distribution of a Synthetic Narcotic [Morphine Sulfate, Oxycodone Hydrochloride, Alprazolam] ; Total Bond of $50,000
- Benjamin Godbolt, Jr. – B/M, 49 YOA, Six Counts of Possession/Sale of Cocaine; Total Bond of $300,000
- Jonathan Stewart Belle – W/M, 36 YOA, Two Counts of Possession/Sale of Cocaine; Total Bond of $100,000
- Andrea Dalsie Carol Nichols – W/F, 33 YOA, One Count of Possession/Sale of Cocaine and Marijuana; Eight Counts of Possession/Sale of Cocaine; One Count of Use of two-way communication device to commit felony; Total Bond of $475,000
- David Allen Sharp – W/M, 43 YOA, Three Counts of Possession/Sale of Marijuana; Three Counts of Use of two-way communication device to commit felony; Total Bond of $75,000
- Jamie Nakia Timmons – B/M, 40 YOA, One Count of Possession/Distribution of Cocaine within 1,000 feet of a place of worship; Total Bond of $50
- Joshua Carr – W/M, 36 YOA, One Count of Possession/Sale of Methamphetamine; Total Bond of $50,000
- Kenneth Dewayne Matthews –B/M, 23 YOA, One Count of Possession/Sale of Marijuana; Total Bond of $20,000
Detectives said they are confident they will find and arrest the remaining 12 suspects, which will end “Operation Dry Ice.”
