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Warrants: Police find about three ounces of suspected meth

Posted at 10:12 am September 24, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Otis Kevin Aslinger
Otis Kevin Aslinger

Two men have been charged with a Class A felony drug crime after police allegedly found about three ounces of suspected methamphetamine during a search of a vehicle in Oak Ridge in August, according to court records.

Warrants filed in the case said the vehicle, a pickup truck, was searched after agents of the Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force and officers of the Oak Ridge Police Department conducted surveillance along South Illinois Avenue at about 6 p.m. Monday, August 5.

“A black Chevrolet step-side pickup truck was observed pulling into the parking lot of Big Lots (at) 250 South Illinois Avenue,” the warrants said. “The female driver of the vehicle parked while a male passenger exited and got into the passenger side of a newer model Ford F-150 pickup.”

Agents identified both the driver of the F-150 and the passenger, according to the warrants, which were filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge by CTF Agent S. Perry Lewis.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Courts, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County General Sessions Court, criminal conspiracy, CTF, drug crime, drug-free school zone, manufacturing selling delivering or possessing methamphetamine, meth, methamphetamine, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, Otis Kevin Aslinger, Perry Lewis, probation violation, Rayshawn Lee Freeman, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, Timothy Buckner

Anderson County man arrested after search allegedly finds meth, heroin

Posted at 11:26 am September 13, 2019
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Steven Arthur Seiber
Steven Arthur Seiber

An Anderson County man has been charged with five drug-related crimes after a search of a home near Rocky Top in February found large amounts of suspected methamphetamine, heroin, and other drugs.

Steven Arthur Seiber, 30, has been charged with manufacturing, delivering, or selling a Schedule II controlled substance: 300 grams or more of methamphetamine. That’s a Class A felony in Tennessee.

Affidavits, which include short narratives describing alleged crimes, said the Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force in Anderson County found about 18 bags (roughly 18 ounces) of suspected crystal methamphetamine in the master bedroom of a home on Andys Ridge Road during a search Wednesday night, February 13. (There are 28.35 grams per ounce.)

Agents also found about 21 bags (roughly 21 grams) of suspected heroin in the master bedroom, according to the affidavits, which were filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge by CTF Director Simon Byrne.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Courts, Front Page News, Police, Police and Fire, Slider Tagged With: Anderson County General Sessions Court, crystal methamphetamine, CTF, Dave Clark, heroin, Kenneth Woods, manufacturing delivering or selling a Schedule I controlled substance, manufacturing delivering or selling a Schedule II controlled substance, manufacturing delivering or selling a Schedule III controlled substance, methamphetamine, narcotics, prescription pills, Russell Barker, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, Simon Byrne, Steven Arthur Seiber

CTF: Meth, narcotics found during Friday morning searches

Posted at 10:57 am May 31, 2019
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Roughly an ounce of methamphetamine and other narcotics were found during searches on Ridgeview Drive in Oliver Springs on Friday morning, May 31, 2019, law enforcement officers said. (Photo courtesy Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force)

Roughly an ounce of methamphetamine and other narcotics were found during Friday morning searches on Ridgeview Drive in Oliver Springs, law enforcement officers said.

The searches were led by the Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, which had three search warrants. The search operation included the CTF, Oliver Springs Police Department, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, and Oak Ridge Police Department, a press release said.

ACSO and ORPD SWAT executed two of the three search warrants at the same time, the press release said. The third search warrant was executed shortly after the first two were clear, the release said.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire Tagged With: ACSO, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, CTF, drug charges, Kenneth Morgan, methamphetamine, narcotics, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Police Department, ORPD, OSPD, Ridgeview Drive, search warrants, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force

CTF finds about 10 grams of suspected heroin in second search of home

Posted at 12:29 pm January 9, 2019
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James William Donald

James William Donald

 

Law enforcement officers found about 10 grams of suspected heroin in their second search of a home on West Outer Drive in less than two years.

The defendant, James William Donald, 71, told Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force Agent Kenneth Woods that he would “take money from other individuals for the purchase of heroin as well as provide heroin to friends that would visit his residence,” according to arrest warrants filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge in December.

The home on West Outer Drive is within about 75 feet of the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, according to the warrants.

The most recent search by the Crime Task Force occurred on Thursday, December 20. The CTF had a search warrant to seize all controlled substances, the warrants said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: alprazolam, Anderson County General Sessions Court, clonazepam, controlled substances, CTF, Dan Freytag, heroin, Kenneth Woods, maintaining a dwelling for manufacturing selling or delivering narcotics, manufacturing delivering or selling a Schedule II controlled substance, manufacturing delivering selling or possessing a Schedule I controlled substance, manufacturing delivering selling or possessing a Schedule IV controlled substance, morphine, Oak Ridge Police Department, possessing a firearm during a dangerous felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of legend drugs without a prescription, search warrant, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, tampering with evidence

First guilty plea in cocaine conspiracies leads to 10-year prison sentence

Posted at 10:08 am December 2, 2016
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Marvel Lynette Carpenter

Marvel Lynette Carpenter

 

The first defendant to plead guilty in one of two alleged conspiracies involving close to three dozen defendants and 300 grams or more of cocaine has received a 10-year prison sentence, according to court records.

Marvel Lynette Carpenter, 45, of Oak Ridge, pleaded guilty to 10 drug-related charges in Anderson County Criminal Court on Friday, November 18.

Carpenter had been indicted May 3 in an alleged 24-person conspiracy. There was also an alleged 11-person conspiracy. A roundup of the cocaine conspiracy suspects started Thursday, May 5, as several law enforcement agencies swept through Oak Ridge and possibly other communities in what authorities described as a complex, multi-county criminal investigation. Authorities said parts of the investigation were unprecedented.

Carpenter had been charged with conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and sell 300 grams or more of cocaine—and conspiring to possess with the intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell 300 grams or more of cocaine. Those were Class A felony charges. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Clinton Police Department, cocaine conspiracies, conspiring to manufacture distribute and sell 300 grams or more of cocaine, CTF, Marvel Lynette Carpenter, methamphetamine conspiracies, Oak Ridge Police Department, school zone, Seventh Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force

Twenty-four indicted in second cocaine conspiracy of 300 grams or more

Posted at 7:14 am May 9, 2016
By John Huotari 4 Comments

Edward Javard Mitchell

Edward Javard Mitchell

Note: This story was last updated at 10:08 p.m.

Twenty-four people, most of them Oak Ridge residents, have been indicted by the Anderson County Grand Jury in a second alleged cocaine conspiracy of 300 grams or more. That makes a total of 33 people who have been indicted in two separate conspiracies to allegedly manufacture, distribute, and sell 300 grams or more of cocaine last year.

There are other charges that apply to some of the suspects as well.

The indictments allege that the two conspiracies, one involving 11 people and the other involving 24, both occurred between May 14 and December 23, 2015. The indictments are being posted by the Anderson County Circuit Court Clerk following a drug suspect roundup that started Thursday and continued into Saturday in Oak Ridge. It’s not clear yet if other communities were involved, or if authorities have alleged additional conspiracies. Also, all the charges against all the defendants don’t appear to be posted yet.

Two of the defendants are named in both conspiracies.

Authorities have said little about the case so far. But they plan to release more information about what they have described as a complex, multi-county criminal investigation during a Monday afternoon press conference in the Clinton office of Seventh Judicial District Attorney General Dave Clark. Authorities have said parts of the investigation were unprecedented. Local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies are expected to report on the investigation during the Monday afternoon press conference. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Clinton, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories, U.S. Tagged With: Albert Arwayne Johnson, Anderson County Circuit Court, Anderson County grand jury, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Bianca Nicole Taylor, Bryan Andrew Sellers, Christopher Lejuane Wooden, Christopher Shane Black, Clinton Police Department, cocaine, cocaine conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute 300 grams or more of cocaine, conspiracy to distribute more than 0.5 gram of cocaine in a school zone, conspiracy to manufacture 300 grams or more of cocaine, conspiracy to manufacture more than 0.5 gram of cocaine in a school zone, conspiracy to possess with the intent to manufacture deliver or sell 300 grams or more of cocaine, conspiracy to possess with the intent to manufacture deliver or sell more than 0.5 gram of cocaine in a school zone, conspiracy to sell 300 grams or more of cocaine, conspiracy to sell more than 0.5 gram of cocaine in a school zone, CTF, Dave Clark, Deonte Quinvess Bates, Donnie Lynell Staples, drug roundup, Edward Javard Mitchell, indictments, James Fernando Mitchell, Jasmine Desreka Crowley, Jason Alan Watson, Jermaine Teryl Stovall, Jermichael Jermaine Howard, Jerri Lynn Mitchell, Joe William Howard, Joshua Johnson, Julia Kaylee Hatcher, Malain Fanondo Mitchell, Marvel Lynette Carpenter, Oak Ridge Police Department, Patrick Wayne Crowley, Scott Robert Jenkins, Seventh Judicial District, Seventh Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, Shannon Dewayne Porter, Torey Deandre Yancy, Tyler Earl Gulley, William Ralph Sanders Jr.

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