April 20, 2013
Law enforcement agencies arrested nearly five dozen people over the last two days on methamphetamine and pseudoephedrine related charges.
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Many of the arrests targeted persons involved with drug groups dubbed “The Village Group”, centered around “The Village” area of Forrest Street and Lakeview Avenue in Cantonment; and “The Ayers Group” for a group centered around Ayers Street in Molino.
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said Friday afternoon that 56 of 76 people targeted by Operation Blister Pack 2 had been arrested. In addition, the sheriff said 19 meth labs had been destroyed this year, along with 47 last year. Morgan said the investigation is still ongoing in the operation, with the possibility of more arrests.
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“We intend to vigorously prosecute these cases,” State Attorney Bill Eddins said at an afternoon press conference. “Many of them have resulted in charges that will require a mandatory minimum seven years in prison. And some have also committed sufficient acts that we have charged them with crimes that will result in a mandatory minimum 15 years in prison.”
“Methamphetamine…is a very bad drug that effects not only these defendants, but their families as well,” Eddins said.
“It is surprising to us that anyone uses this drug because, again, the physical effects are so debilitating,” Morgan said, after discussing “meth mouth”, premature aging and other dramatic dangers of meth.
The arrests, targeting meth operations based in Cantonment and Molino, are expected to have a significant impact on methamphetamine in North Escambia and the rest of Escambia County.
“This is a pretty major group; this should make a large impact on that area,” Investigator Ken Tolbirt said. Many of those arrested, Tolbirt said, are “smurfs” that go out and purchase quantities of pseudoephedrine and other ingredients need to manufacture methamphetamine.
“They trade it to that person. If they give them a box, then they give them a percentage of what was cooked from the pseudoephedrine,” he said.
“They are just worker bees,” Morgan said. “Pharmacies track the amount of that compound that is sold.”
A dozen suspects were also arrested on federal charges as part of Operation Blister Pack 2.
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The following arrests were reported on state charges by Friday afternoon:
Heather Nichole Harris, 32, Forrest Street, Cantonment
Dawn Cheree Brooks, 33, Forehand Lane, Cantonment
Katherine Leigh Glass, 32, Forehand Lane, Cantonment
Anthony Trevor Buttitta, 32, Frand Ard Road, Cantonment
Todd Michael Packard, 33, Old Chemstrand Road, Cantonment
William Bradley Edmonson, 25, Booth Avenue, Cantonment
Lindsey Marie Murphy, 32, Muscogee Road, Cantonment
Henry Allen Miller, 38, Muscogee Road, Cantonment
Jonathon Michael Argerenon, Jr, 34, Forrest Street, Cantonment
Brandy Suzanne Tucker, 39, Lakeview Avenue, Cantonment
Nicholas Lawrence Ray, 22, Tate School Road, Cantonment
Jonathan Paul Kite, 39, Belmont Avenue, Cantonment
Nikki Lynn Kight, 45, Lakeview Avenue, Cantonment
Danielle Suzanne Lowery, 18, Lakeview Avenue, Cantonment
Jennifer Dianne Kelly, 33, Ayer Street, Molino
Clinton Keith Edmonson, 22, Molino Road, Molino
Shawna Reche Carnley, 23, Chestnut Road, Molino
Kelly Ann Eddins, 26, Jefferson Avenue, Century
Jeffery Gene Brown, 32, South Pine Barren Road, McDavid
Lane Robert Edmonson, 17, address unavailable
Tanya Suzette Carver, 46, Cranbrook Avenue, Pensacola
Mark Avery Ard, 33, London Avenue, Pensacola
Margaret Lorene Ard, 51, London Avenue, Pensacola
James Ellis Roley, 27, London Avenue, Pensacola
Katrina Maria Griffin, 25, Amberway Drive, Pensacola
John Dale Highfield, 24, Aquamarine Avenue, Pensacola
Clinton Michael Gant, 26, Aquamarine Avenue, Pensacola
Heather Noel Reed, 31, Lillian Highway, Pensacola
Lori Esther Cabuyao, 34, Stafford Lane, Pensacola
Sonya Lee Weekley, 46, North “R” Street, Pensacola
Monica Louise Rutherford, 32, Tower Ridge Road, Pensacola
Thomas Richard Nowling, 26 Mobile Highway, Pensacola
George Steven Andrews II, 43, Chisolm Road, Pensacola
Sebron Anthony Aikens Jr, 28, North “K” Street, Pensacola
Clinton Dwayne Nowlin, 25, Chemstrand Road, Pensacola
Sylvia Marie Rutherford, 35, Tower Ridge Road, Pensacola
Sheila Diane Quinlan, 48, Suwanne Road, Pensacola
Wilbur Arvid Petersen, 57, Bowman Avenue, Pensacola
Lisa Michelle Petersen, 48, North “S” Street, Pensacola
Samantha Rose Petersen, 26, Bowman Avenue, Pensacola
Robert Harold Fulater 32, Bowman Avenue, Pensacola
Cindy Kay Morgan, 31, Bush Street, Pensacola
Donald Michael Morgan, 35, Bush Street, Pensacola
Susan Ann VanDyke, 45, Tower Ridge, Pensacola
Joseph Matthew Davis, 35, Action Street, Pensacola
Tony Curtis Simmons Sr, 48, Twinbrook Avenue, Pensacola
Pictured top: A suspect is taken into custody on a meth related warrant by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and an undercover ATF agent. Pictured top inset: State Attorney Bill Eddins (left) and Sheriff David Morgan discuss the operation. Pictured bottom inset: Investigator Ken Tolbirt explains the Molino and Cantonment drug groups. Pictured below: Of those arrested Thursday and Friday on state charges stemming from Operation Blister Pack II, 19 individuals provided North Escambia addresses when booked into the Escambia County Jail.
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