On Wednesday morning, a six month long narcotics investigation by officers from the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section (DES) and the Joint Enforcement against Narcotics Team (JEAN) has led to 23 people being arrested on various drug related charges.
Early this morning, officers from the Indiana State Police, the Marion Police Department, the Grant County Sheriff’s Department, and the Cass County Sheriff’s Department fanned out across Grant County to serve 11search warrants and17 arrest warrants. Based upon these warrants and evidence discovered during the searches, officers arrested 23 individuals on various drug related charges.
During the course of the six month investigation officers made multiple controlled buys of heroin. This led to officers developing probable cause to obtain the 17 arrest warrants and 11 search warrants which were executed today. During the execution of the warrants, officers allegedly found numerous firearms. Some of the firearms had been reported as stolen and others had the serial numbers obliterated. Officers also found crack cocaine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and heroin.
This investigation is ongoing.
The following individuals were arrested and charged with the following:
- Lynette Sardin, 28, Marion, visiting common nuisance
- Artez Drake, 24, Marion, possession of marijuana and visiting a common nuisance
- Laddie Ann Drake, 27, Marion, maintaining a common nuisance
- Calvin Bush, 19, Marion, maintaining a common nuisance
- Dezmond McCreary, 20, Marion, visiting a common nuisance
- Leroy Sherman, 60, Marion, maintaining a common nuisance
- Tocarra Jones, 36, Marion, possession of marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance, conspiracy to deal a narcotic
- Deonte Jackson, 35, Marion, possession of marijuana and maintaining a common nuisance
- Johnnie Jackson II, 33, Marion, two counts for conspiracy to deal a narcotic
- Natasha Amburgey, 32, Marion, neglect of a dependent and maintaining a common nuisance
- Nishae Foard, 28, Marion, neglect of a dependent and maintaining a common nuisance
- David Brown, 51, Marion, dealing a narcotic
- Rebecca Jones, 61, Marion, conspiracy to deal a narcotic drug
- Trayvon Jones, 19, Marion, maintaining a common nuisance
- Jasmine White, 26, Marion, maintaining a common nuisance
- Dorail Valentine, 32, Chicago, IL, dealing a narcotic drug, maintaining a common nuisance, and possession of marijuana
- Tyanna Jackson, 29, Marion, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and neglect of a dependent
- Arthur Drake Jr, 26, Marion, conspiracy to deal a narcotic drug
- Austin Reno, 19, Jonesboro, IN, conspiracy to deal a narcotic drug
- Marcus Boyland, 32, Marion, conspiracy to deal a narcotic drug
- Williams Dils, 19, Marion, possession of marijuana
- Cory Miller, 24, two counts for conspiracy to deal a narcotic
- Steven Broomfield, 44, conspiracy to deal a narcotic