ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office conducted a summer sweep of drug suspects from a series of operations.
[MUG SHOTS: Operation Summer Heat]
This sweep, Operation: Summer Heat, targeted suspects who have been involved in crimes ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies, including trafficking of opium and heroin and possession of a firearm by a felon.
There have been 14 people arrested since mid-May, and the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the arrest of seven additional suspects.
ARRESTED:
Aaron Lee Brown, 28, of China Grove
- Possession of firearm by felon
- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
Vanessa Marie Clemons, 30, of Salisbury
- Sell/deliver a counterfeit controlled substance
Lee Thomas Ellis, 66, of Salisbury
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance
- Felony maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances
- Trafficking opium by possession
- Felony maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances
- Trafficking opium by sale
- Trafficking opium by transportation
- Trafficking opium by possession
- Felony maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances
- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
James Lee Hall, 42, of China Grove
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance
- Sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance
- Felony maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances
- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
Brittney Nicole Hulon, 30, of Rockwell
- Sell/deliver methamphetamine
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver methamphetamine
- Felony possession of methamphetamine
- Felony maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances
- Sell/deliver methamphetamine
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver methamphetamine
- Felony possession of methamphetamine
- Felony maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances
Melanie Dawn Johnson, 36, of Salisbury
- Sell/deliver methamphetamine
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver methamphetamine
- Felony possession of methamphetamine
- Felony maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances
Devin Allen Kelly, 24, of Salisbury
- Two counts of possession with intent to sell/deliver heroin
- Felony maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances
- Trafficking opium by transportation
- Trafficking opium by possession
- Trafficking opium by sell
- Trafficking opium by transportation
- Trafficking opium by possession
- Trafficking opium by sell
- Two counts of possession with intent to sell/delivery a Schedule II controlled substance
- Felony possession of cocaine
- Felony maintaining a vehicle for controlled substance
- Felony possession of methamphetamine
- Simple Possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance
- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
Tevin Marcell Moore, 24, of Kannapolis
- Trafficking heroin by possession
- Trafficking heroin by transport
- Felony maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances
Michael Earl Perry, 51, Gold Hill
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver methamphetamine
- Felony maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances
- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
Terry Brian Parham, 46, of Landis
- Misdemeanor possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance
- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
Bobby Lee Russell, 48, of China Grove
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver marijuana
- Felony maintaining a dwelling
- Misdemeanor possession marijuana
- Felony manufacturing of marijuana
Patrick Sinclair Sherrill, 35, of Mount Ulla
- Trafficking heroin by possession
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver heroin
- Two counts of felony maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances
- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
- Misdemeanor possession of marijuana
- Misdemeanor possession of a Schedule III controlled substance
Lisa Sabbath Tucci-Caselli, 54, of Franklin
- Trafficking opium by sale
- Trafficking opium by possession
- Trafficking opium by transportation
David Michael Yarboro, 44, of Salisbury
Possess with intent to sell/delivery a Schedule II controlled substance
Possess with intent to sell/delivery a Schedule II controlled substance
CURRENTLY WANTED:
The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is presently seeking these individuals for outstanding warrants related to drug offenses:
Mark Anthony Belik, 32, of Salisbury
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver marijuana
- Sell/deliver marijuana
- Felony maintaining a dwelling
Cory Marques Cruse, 46, of Kannapolis
- Sell/deliver a counterfeit controlled substance
Thomas Nathaniel Kinney, 28, of East Spencer
- Trafficking opium by sale
- Trafficking opium by possession
- Trafficking opium by delivery
Devin Allen Lyman, 22, Rockwell
- Obtaining property by false pretense
Traci Pauline Smith, 44, of Salisbury
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver Fentanyl
- Felony maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances
Carla Ingram Swinson, 56, of Rockwell
- Sell/delver of a Schedule II controlled substance
- Possess with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II controlled substance
Lorenzo Campbell Troutman, Jr., 57, of Woodleaf
- Trafficking opium by delivery
- Trafficking opium by possession
- Trafficking opium by transportation
- Conspiracy to traffic opium
If anyone has information pertaining to those wanted by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office they can call the department at (704) 216-8700.
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