Friday, July 23, 2010

Chiefland Drug Bust

MEDIA RELEASE

 

Date:                July 23, 2010

Time:                9:30 PM

 

Chiefland, Florida- On July 22, 2010 the Levy County Sheriff's Office and the Chiefland Police Department arrested nine drug dealers in the Chiefland area.  The undercover buys began in January of this year and Agents made 77 felony and 9 misdemeanor charges.  This is only the first phase of the operation and there are many more drug dealers that will be arrested.  Major Evan Sullivan stated that we want every drug dealer in Levy County to be wondering not if but when they will be arrested.

 

Defendants:

Carlos Kentral Kerney

Newberry, Fl.

B/M, 05/08/79

Charges:

7 Counts Sale Cocaine within 1000' of a church

2 Counts Sale cocaine within 1000' living facility

1 Count Sale cocaine within 1000' public housing

1 Count Trafficking MDMA within 1000' public housing

1 Count Possession MDMA

1 Count Sale MDMA within 1000' public housing

4 Counts Sale of cocaine

14 Counts Possession of cocaine

1 Count Sale of fraudulent substance in lieu of a controlled substance

 

Ian Renard Gardner

Chiefland, Fl

B/M, 06/01/66

Charges:

5 Counts Sale of cannabis within 1000' of a church

5 Counts Possession of a cannabis

 

Karen Latron Edwards

Chiefland, Fl

B/M, 11/01/71

Charges:

2 Counts Sale of cocaine within 1000' of a church

2 Counts Possession of cocaine

 

Chester Williams

Chiefland, Fl.

W/M, 08/09/38

3 Counts Sale of cannabis

3 Counts Possession of cannabis

 

Bertina Sheffield

Chiefland, Fl

B/F, 07/06/74

Charges:

2 Counts Trafficking in controlled substance Lora tab pills

2 Counts Sale of controlled substance within 1000' of a church

2 Counts Possession of a controlled substance

 

Christopher A. Granger

Chiefland, Fl

B/M, 10/26/85

Charges:

2 Counts Sale of controlled substance

2 Counts Possession of a controlled substance

1 Count Trafficking in controlled substance Lora tab pills

3 Counts Sale a controlled substance within 1000' of a church Lora tab pills

1 Count Sale a controlled

 

Bertha Mae Mack

Chiefland, Fl.

B/F, 08/31/51

4 Counts Trafficking in a controlled substance

5 Counts Sale of a controlled substance within 1000' of a church Lora tab, Vicodin

5 Counts Possession of a controlled substance

 

Virtron Lamar Horton

Chiefland, Fl.

B/M, 05/12/59

Charges:

1 Count Trafficking in a controlled substance Hydrocodone pills

1 Count Sale of a controlled substance

1 Count Possession of a controlled substance

 

 

Zackery J. Walton

Chiefland, Fl.

B/M, 08/11/76

Charges:

2 Counts Sale of cannabis

2 Counts Possession of cannabis

 

 

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Major Evan Sullivan
Levy County Sheriff's Office
FBI-National Academy 183rd Session
Office: 352-486-5446
Cell:    352-577-4218