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FRANKLIN, Ind. – Authorities in Johnson County issued 63 arrest warrants as part of a wide-ranging investigation into drug dealing in the area.

“We want to send a message to any drug dealer from anywhere else, stay the hell out of Johnson County,” said Prosecutor Brad Cooper. “We don’t want you here, if you come here we’re going to arrest you and put you in prison.”

Officers from multiple departments served warrants Wednesday, including the Franklin Police Department, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana State Police, Edinburgh Police Department, Bargersville Police Department, New Whiteland Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service.

As of Wednesday evening, 49 of the 63 suspects had been found and arrested. Police also arrested an additional four people they found with outstanding warrants, which were not included in the original list of 63. The roundup is the larger than previous warrant sweeps over the last couple years in Johnson County.

“63 is a big number, right on the heels of 43,” said Franklin Police Chief, Tim O’Sullivan. “But I would say that’s due to the efforts of being proactive.”

Cooper said 43 of the warrants included charges related to dealing methamphetamine, which is different than a similar sweep in March which included more heroin charges. 18 of the 63 suspects are women, and 18 are from outside Johnson County.

The list of suspects also included a wide age range. One juvenile was arrested, while most suspects were in their 20s and 30s. The oldest suspect arrested was 72-year-old Clyde Whitecotton, of Greenwood.

“That one is unusual,” Cooper said. “Mostly if you’re dealing methamphetamine, you don’t live to 72.”

The arrests followed a months-long investigation involving the Franklin Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Investigations unit. The Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the cases, resulting in the arrest warrants.

In the last four years, Cooper said law enforcement agencies have made more than 800 undercover drug buys from suspected dealers and have arrested about 700 suspected dealers.

As with previous “drug roundups,” Wednesday’s operation was aimed at the supply side of illegal drug activity. The warrant sweep did not focus on drug users or addicts, but targeted suspected dealers who make money selling illegal drugs in the county.

“We like to make this a very public event so that the message gets out to those people that if you’re even thinking of coming to Johnson County, we don’t want you here and we’re not going to treat you very nicely when you get here,” Cooper said.

Johnson County Sheriff estimated that the influx of arrested suspects will push the jail occupancy up to roughly 450 inmates. The jail’s capacity is 322 inmates. But Cox said he and his staff had been preparing for the warrant sweep by acquiring temporary beds and other needed materials.

“Keep in mind, Johnson County is a crowded jail already. However, we will not turn on the no vacancy sign for individuals such as this.”

Authorities say more warrant sweeps like this one are likely in the future.

Amber Adams

Amber Herrera

Anna Carver

Anthony Hall

April Hakes

Ashley Priola

Bradley Adair

Brett O'Neil

Brian Huffman

Briana Losche

Bryce Williams

Carl Priddy

Carlon Spears

Christopher Starnes

Christopher Walker

Clyde Whitecotton

Collin Degenhardt

Daniel Brown

Darrian Harrison

Dominic Goings

Dominic VanAvery

Emily Chaney

Erica Myers

Erick Snow

Gabrielle Sparks

Garry Moore

Jason Alstott

Jason Powell

Jason Shaffer

Jeffrey Molden

Jerrod Emmert

Joseph French

Joshua Cubel

Joshua McCauley

Julie Osborne

Julieanne Romero

Justin Bowling

Justin Nicely

Kayrone McMiller

Keegan Alexander

Lyle Greene

Lyndsay VanHorn

Marjorie Summers

Mark Harris

Mary Wood

Paul Mize

Peggy Landwerlen

Phillip Dexter II

Randall Miller

Robert Allison

Rodney Trusley

Rogert Wethington, Jr.

Scott Davis

Tameka Ivy

Tanner Buskirk

Taylor Giddens

Terry King

Timothy Hermsdorfer

Tyler Smith

Wesley Branham

William Connor

Zachary Harcourt

Arrested were:

Bradley Boyd Adair, 37, Edinburgh - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Amber Michelle Adams, 35, Bargersville - Dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony

Keegan Kyle Alexander, 28, Mooresville - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony (2 counts)

Robert Allen Allison, 50, Edinburgh - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Jason D. Alstott, 35, Franklin - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony (2 counts)

Justin Earl Bowling, 35, Whiteland- Dealing in Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor

Wesley A. Branham, 23, Indianapolis - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 3 Felony (2 counts)

Daniel R. Brown, 32, New Whiteland - Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony

Tanner Buskirk, 19, Indianapolis - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Anna Colleen Carver, 22, Whiteland - (Aiding) Dealing in Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor

Emily L. Chaney, 19, Whiteland - (Aiding) Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Lizabeth Joy Clark, 39, Camby - (Aiding) Dealing Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

William Bruce Connor, 52, Indianapolis - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 3 Felony (2 counts)

Joshua R. Cubel, 33, Greenwood - (Aiding) Dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony

Scott Daniel Davis, 39, Franklin - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony (2 counts); Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony

Collin Jeffrey Degenhardt, 27, Bargersville - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Phillip Glenn Dexter II, 30, Franklin - (Aiding) Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony; (Aiding) Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony; Possession of Methamphetamine Level 6 Felony

Jerrod M. Emmert, 26, Bargersville - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony

Joseph Lee French, 32, Franklin - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony

Taylor R. Giddens, 21, Franklin - (Aiding)Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony

Dominic Patrick Goings, 20, Greenwood, - Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony

Lyle Gordon Greene, 20, Indianapolis - Dealing in a Narcotic Drug, Level 4 Felony

April Dawn Hakes, 39, Franklin - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Anthony Ray Hall, 47, Indianapolis - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Zachary Earl Harcourt, 22, Indianapolis - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 3 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Mark Alan Harris, 56, Columbus - (Aiding) Dealing in a Narcotic Drug, Level 5 Felony; (Aiding) Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony

Darrian Paige Ellen Harrison, 23, Edinburgh - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Timothy A. Hermsdorfer, 39, Greenwood - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Amber N. Herrera, 28, Greenwood - Dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony

Brian Scott Huffman, 36, Franklin - (Aiding) Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 3 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 2 Felony; Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 3 Felony; Carrying a Handgun w/o a License, Level 5 Felony

Tameka Monigue Ivy, 34, Indianapolis - Dealing in a Narcotic, Level 4 Felony (2 counts)

Terry Adam King, 27, Franklin - Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance, Level 5 Felony; Dealing in Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor

Peggy S. Landwerlen, 56, New Whiteland - Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 5 Felony; (Aiding) Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony; Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony; Dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony

Briana Rachelle Losche, 24, Greenwood - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony; Dealing in a Counterfeit Substance, Level 6 Felony

Joshua H. McCauley, 25, Indianapolis - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 2 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 2 Felony; Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony

Kayrone Reneil McMiller, 25, Whiteland - Dealing in Marijuana, Level 6 Felony

Randall L. Miller, 25, Franklin - Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony

Paul Ryan Mize, 27, Greenwood - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Jeffrey J. Molden, 50, Greenwood - Dealing in Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor (2 counts)

Garry Paul Moore, 68, Edinburgh - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Erica Renee Myers, 30, Edinburgh - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony; (Aiding) Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony

Justin F. Nicley, 18, Greenwood - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 3 Felony (2 counts)

Brett D. O’Neil, 36, Indianapolis - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony

Julie A. Osborne, 45, Greenwood - Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony; Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, Level 5 Felony

Jason Owen Powell, 38, Franklin - Dealing in a Counterfeit Substance, Level 6 Felony

Carl W. Priddy, 43, Greenwood - Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 5 Felony (2 counts)

Ashley M. Priola, 33, Camby - Dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony

Julianne Marie Romero, 27, Franklin - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Jason Eric Shaffer, 38, Franklin - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony; Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony

Tyler Michael Smith, 26, Franklin - Dealing Marijuana, Class A Misdemeanor

Erick Allen Snow, 44, New Whiteland - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Gabrielle E. A. Sparks, 21, Indianapolis - (Aiding) Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Carlton Tracy Spears, 52, Greenwood - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 2 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 3 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Christopher Shane Starnes, 46, Edinburgh - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony (2 counts); Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony; Dealing in a Counterfeit Substance, Level 6 Felony

Marjorie Ann Summers, 40, Franklin - (Aiding) Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 2 Felony; Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 3 Felony

Rodney Trusley, 56, Beech Grove - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony (2 counts)

Dominic Vincent VanAvery, 19, Greenwood - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony (3 counts)

Lyndsay Nicole VanHorn, 32, Whiteland - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony; Dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony

Christopher D. Walker, 26, Fort Smith Sebastian, Ark. - Dealing in Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor

Roger Wayne Wethington, Jr., 42, Shelbyville - Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 3 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony

Clyde Richard Whitecotton, 73, Greenwood - Dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance, Level 5 Felony (3 counts); Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 5 Felony; Dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony

Bryce Lee Williams, 50, Columbus - Dealing in a Narcotic Drug, Level 5 Felony; Dealing in Methamphetamine, Level 5 Felony

Mary Lee Wood, 31, Whiteland - Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 6 Felony; Unlawful Sale of Legend Drugs, Level 6 Felony