63 indicted in Washington County, Va. drug investigation (2024)

by: Slater Teague, Clarice Scheele

Posted: Oct 30, 2023 / 05:01 PM EDT

Updated: Oct 30, 2023 / 07:26 PM EDT

ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) — A Washington County, Virginia grand jury indicted dozens of people following a drug investigation, officials announced Monday.

Washington County, Virginia Sheriff Blake Andis said the grand jury handed down 149 indictments for 63 people related to the distribution of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and pharmaceuticals.

Andis said these are the most dangerous drugs he’s dealt with in his 35 years in law enforcement. He said indictments against these drug dealers are the result of a six-month investigation.

It was Thursday when the grand jury received the appropriate documentation to deliver the indictments.

“These kinds of cases take a while to develop and that’s the reason it’s happening now,” said the county’s Commonwealth’s Attorney Josh Cumbow. “The state lab, department of forensic science, they’re understaffed, and it takes a while to get these certificates of analysis back once we have a suspect and some controlled drug busts.”

Thirty-eight people have been arrested out of the 63 people so far.

The sheriff’s office listed the following indictments:

1. Roger Paul Alexander, age 35, of Bristol, Virginia has been charged with:
   One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
2. Brandi Nichole Barker, age 36, of Abingdon, Virginia has been charged with:
   Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
3. Amanda Dawn Bernabe, age 38, of Abingdon, Virginia has been charged with:
   One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
4. Anita Dale Bettin, age 52, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
   Two (2) counts of distributing Fentanyl
5. Michelle Lee Blankenship, age 42, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
   One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine
6. Dennis Cody Blevins, age 38, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been charged with:
   Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
   One (1) count of bringing one (1) ounce or more of Methamphetamine in to the Commonwealth of Virginia
   One (1) count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
7. Cora Jewel Bordwine, age 21, of Meadowview, Virginia, has been charged with:
   Four (4) counts of distributing Fentanyl
   One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Cocaine
8. John William Branson, age 41, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
   One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
9. Rebecca Charlene Burton Casey, age 37, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
   One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
10. Tony Velasquez Clough, age 54, of Marion, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
11. Olivia Abigail Coleman, age 36, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Four (4) four counts of distributing Methamphetamine
12. Destiny Nichole Couch, age 23, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine
13. Lawrence cl*tes Crowe, II, age 41, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine
14. David Alexander Dossenback, age 41, of Morristown, Tennessee, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine
    One (1) count of bringing one (1) ounce or more of Methamphetamine in to the Commonwealth of Virginia
15. Jackson Wayne Dutton, age 26, of Castlewood, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of distributing Fentanyl
16. Jerry Junior Eads, age 41, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Four (4) counts of distributing Methamphetamine and Cocaine
17. Casey Rae Easterly, age 32, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
18. Elisha Diane Elledge, age 46, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
19. Teryn Leigh Felty, age 23, of Piney Flats, Tennessee, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Fentanyl
    One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
20. Cody Matthew Fleenor, age 32, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
    Two (2) counts of possession with the intent to distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
    Two (2) counts of possessing ammunition by a convicted felon
21. Jadina Louise Blankenship Fuller, age 40, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine
22. Travis Lee Fulton, age 44, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of a prisoner in possession of pharmaceuticals in a correctional facility
23. Braxton Hamilton Gosswiller, age 27, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, has been charged with:
    Four (4) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
24. Nathan Joseph Hall, age 45, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of distributing Fentanyl
    One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
    One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Oxycodone
25. Charles Phillip Hamm, age 59, of Damascus, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
26. Joseph Walter Hamm, Jr., age 60, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Four (4) counts of distributing Suboxone
27. Jeremy Dean Harris, age 39, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
    One (1) count of possession of a firearm while possessing Methamphetamine
    One (1) count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
28. Larry Gene Harless, age 50, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of a prisoner possessing Fentanyl, hydrocodone, and Oxycodone in a correctional facility
29. Harley Rose Holmes, age 32, of Meadowview, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
30. Jason Dwayne Holt, age 35, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of a prisoner possessing Methamphetamine in a correctional facility
31. Kenneth Alan Johnson, age 47, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
32. William Ray Jordan, age 28, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of distributing Fentanyl
    Two (2) counts of possessing a firearm with Fentanyl
    Two (2) counts of possessing a firearm by a convicted felon
33. Samantha Christine Keating, age 42, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
34. Christina Nicole King, age 35, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
35. Joshua David Lamie, age 34, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of a prisoner possessing Methamphetamine in a correctional facility
36. Zachary Chase Lester, age 22, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possession of a firearm after being convicted of a felony
37. Stephen Emmanuel Lino, age 31, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
38. Joshua Allan Lowe, age 32, of Marion, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
39. Jonathan Wayne Mahala, age 38, of Damascus, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine
40. Madison Alyse Mathis-Johnson, age 27, of Auburn, California, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of distributing Fentanyl
    Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
    One (1) count of possessing a firearm with Fentanyl
41. Zachariah Cody McCracken, age 34, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
42. Raymond Charles Miller, age 51, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
43. Janet Renee Montgomery, age 42, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
44. Louis Joseph Moro, age 37, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine
    One (1) count of distributing pharmaceuticals
45. Michael Lee Murray, age 39, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
46. Michael Lee Ollis, age 26, of Elk Park, North Carolina, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
47. Cynthia Kay Pagans, age 38, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine
    One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine.
48. Amanda Kay Parks, age 50, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Four (4) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
49. Jacob Dewayne Perrigan, age 24, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of distributing Methamphetamine
50. William Thomas Peele, age 34, of Avlett, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
51. Adam Ray Roark, age 42, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of possessing with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
52. Howard Elbert Roark, Jr, age 41, of Glade Spring, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of distributing Fentanyl
53. Joshua Alan Ramey, age 29, of Bristol, Tennessee, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
54. David Paul Robertson, age 21, of Damascus, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of prisoner in possession of Methamphetamine in a correctional facility
55. Patricia Ann Smoot, age 30, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts distributing Methamphetamine
56. Ashley Nicole Snead, age 38, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
57. Kenneth Roger Street, age 42, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
58. Christopher Guy Strickler, age 45, of Bristol, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of possession with intent to distribute Methylphenidate, Cyputylone, and Methamphetamine
    One (1) count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
59. Dawn Nichole Summitt, age 33, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Two (2) counts of distributing Methamphetamine
60. Kimberly Kay Townsend, age 33, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Four (4) counts of possession with the intent to distribute Fentanyl, Fluorofentanyl, and Cocaine
61. Joshua Ryan Trivett, age 37, of Damascus, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
62. Burke Morgan Willis, age 36, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    One (1) count of possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine
63. Billy Jackson Woodlief, age 38, of Abingdon, Virginia, has been charged with:
    Three (3) counts of distributing Heroin

The sheriff’s office was assisted by multiple agencies, including the Smyth and Russell County sheriff’s offices; Bristol and Damascus police departments; Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority; Virginia State Police; Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and the U.S. Marshals Service.