Isaiah Jordan Hairfield, 22, on or about July 25, possession of methamphetamine. "DEA joins with the Virginia State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. It is the grand jury's determination that enough evidence exists to hold a trial. Please subscribe to keep reading. But along the Smith River and the streets of several surrounding towns, there is an unrelenting grayness of abandoned textile mills, boarded-up furniture plants and empty businesses for sale or lease. The regular indictments are as follows: Doyle Ray Markham, Jr, 43, on or about Jan. 24, assault and battery on a family/household member-third or subsequent offense. Ashley Nicole Coelho de Almedia, 32, on or about March 5, two counts endangering the life of a child. The indictments culminate a five-year Drug Enforcement Administration investigation into accusations of corruption. Nov. 19, 2020, the Henry County Sheriff's Office, assisted by the Virginia State Police, Martinsville Police Department, Henry County Department of Public Safety, United States Marshals Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested 22 . The two men talked office politics, gossiped about deputies who kept mistresses and chatted about deer that Vaught spotted in Cassell's yard. Philip Cody Franklin, 32, on or about March 11, breaking and entering a dwelling with intent to commit larceny, grand larceny. "Police officers who believe they are above the law are acting lawlessly, and this can never be tolerated," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Charles Cunningham. Cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana and firearms allegedly were taken, and the drugs and guns allegedly were resold back into the community, the release states. Matthew Ryan Scott, 35, on or about Aug. 24, possession of methamphetamine. Unsealed indictments in Henry County mostly address drug, weapons charges. HARDSHIP IS NOT UNCOMMON IN VIRGINIA'S RURAL HENRY COUNTY. Daniel Ray Hedrick, 47, on or about June 5, grand larceny of a motor vehicle. (CNN) -- The investigation that exposed an allegedly corrupt Virginia sheriff's department began with a package containing vials of a date-rape drug. Pharmaceutical pills, along with quantities of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, were seized during the operation. !o.win.frames[o.LOCATOR_NAME];if(!t)if(e.body){var i=e.createElement("iframe");i.style.cssText="display:none",i.name=o.LOCATOR_NAME,i.setAttribute("title","TCF Locator"),e.body.appendChild(i)}else setTimeout(o.addFrame,5);return!t},this.receiveIabMessage=function(a){var n="string"==typeof a.data,e={};try{e=n?JSON.parse(a.data):a.data}catch(e){}if(e&& For someone receiving a deputy's pay -- the starting salary is $27,313 -- Vaught seemed to be doing very well. btw21.com 26 arrested, 18 still wanted after huge drug bust in Henry County HENRY COUNTY - 26 people were arrested and 18 people are still wanted after an undercover drug operation in Henry County. BUT THE INDICTMENTS OF THE SHERIFF AND 12 DEPUTIES HAVE SHAKEN RESIDENTS WHO WANT LESS BAD NEWS. It was effective immediately. Oryan Deon Wimbush, 37, on or about Feb. 23, shoplifting-third or subsequent offense. The intrigues in Cassell's department, driven by sex, greed and power, read like an Appalachian version of an HBO drama but also seem certain to further tarnish the struggling region. Locals have been mesmerized -- a radio station spent hours regaling listeners with information gleaned from recordings in the case -- and disgusted, too. DeArlejay Phillip Hodge, 32, on or about March 23, possess marijuana with intent to distribute. A Virginia State Police officer checks his equipment while at watch outside the Henry County Sheriff's Office Thursday. he said. Henry County 06072016 Watch on Share this: Twitter Facebook Loading. Stephen Allen Workman, 58, on or about June 27, shoplifting-third or subsequent offense. HENRY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - 72 people face 184 felony charges in Henry County after an undercover narcotics operation. Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. The contraband was then sold, the indictment says. The Henry County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Board Meeting Room on the first floor of the Henry County Administration Building on Kings Mountain Road in Collinsville, Virginia. HENRY COUNTY, Va. - Authorities say nearly 80 people are facing felony charges after an undercover drug investigation in Henry County. Joseph Wayne Beamer, 33, on or about May 22, possession of fentanyl, possession of methamphetamine. "If they could have tied me to these murders, to these triple murders, why in the hell ain't I sitting in jail?" '">. Shauntia Monique Helms, 22, on or about June 13, 2019, felony failure to appear. Oscar Justic Hankins, 43, on or about March 22, shoplifting-third or subsequent offense. HENRY COUNTY, VA Monday, a Henry County grand jury returned 65 indictments. Three men were indicted for lying to law enforcement authorities in connection to the notorious triple-murder of the Short faimly in Henry County, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Roanoke announced this morning. But Brownlee also indicated in the press release that the murders of Michael, Mary and Jennifer Short remained unsolved and that the joint federal, state and local investigation into the case is ongoing. Henry County Treasurer Scott Grindstaff is asking the Henry County Board of Supervisors to consider an amendment to the County Code which would allow for lifetime dog licenses. o.receiveIabMessage,(o.win.attachEvent||o.win.addEventListener)("message",o.win.receiveOTMessage,!1))},this.addFrame=function(){var e=o.win.document,t=! Martin, Hairston and four other deputies, along with alleged drug dealer Wilbert Herman Brown, are accused in the indictment of racketeering. 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There were 39 regular indictments and they are as follows: 40-year-old Joshua Adam Baker was indicted for strangulation of family/household member on or about August 13, Christopher Fredrick Belcher was indicted for two counts of failure to appear on or about September 23, 24-year-old Nicholas Eric Cahoon was indicted for two counts failure to appear on or about December 11, 31-year-old Justin Lawrence Carter was indicted for petit larceny - third or subsequent offense on or about December 12, shoplifting - third or subsequent offense on or about January 27, 32-year-old Tamara Faye Catron was indicted for strangulation of family/household member on or about February 11, 2020, 26-year-old Geno Antonio Clark Jr. was indicted for robbery, use of deadly weapon, use of firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by violent felon on or about August 17, 41-year-old James Alan Dillon was indicted for petit larceny - third or subsequent offense on or about August 31, 35-year-old Jessica Lauren Brooks Dudley was indicted for shoplifting - third or subsequent offense on or about July 22, 44-year-old Janee Rachelle Hudgins was indicted for grand larceny on or about July 7, 43-year-old Donovan Ray Jordan was indicted for remove/alter vehicle identification number on or about September 1, 28-year-old Kasie Lane Joyce was indicted for failure to appear on or about December 11, 46-year-old Michael Randall Lamkin was indicted for elude police and endanger life of a child on or about December 20, 27-year-old Candace Michelle Lawson was indicted for grand larceny of a motor vehicle, larceny of a firearm on or about March 13, 2020, 43-year-old Kenneth Ray Lockhart was indicted for elude police on or about November 28, 25-year-old Dustin Ray Matherly was indicted for escaping from custody on or about December 16, 39-year-old Larry Derand McLaughlin was indicted for possession of ammunition by felon on or about November 19, 39-year-old Guy Leonard Myers Jr. was indicted for failure to appear on or about September 1 The Virginia State Police closed off the Henry County Sheriff's Office Thursday morning, blocking all access. "How you doin', old man?" Thirteen of the defendants are current or former employees of the county sheriff's office. (PDF file). He resigned in March 2005, agreed to cooperate and secretly began recording Cassell and other defendants. 236. Please subscribe to keep reading. As yellow ribbons and posters flooded the area, Cassell's calm, Southern drawl became a regular presence on cable TV and morning talk shows. The county's textile and furniture industries have seen better times, and its unemployment rate is higher than the state average. Please subscribe to keep reading. Man died Wednesday. All three are in custody in North Carolina on unrelated charges. "He had this real stone-faced scowl," said Bill Wyatt, owner of two radio stations in Martinsville. Vaught resigned from the department soon after Reed's arrest and, a few months later, agreed to cooperate with investigators. 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Henry Co., VA - The Henry County Sheriff's Office arrested 56 people on 133 felony state criminal charges.It was all part of undercover drug operations between September 2014 and 2015.They say . Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Residents of Henry County, a hard-luck rural area of about 58,000 on the North Carolina border, blame the North American Free Trade Agreement for their woes -- spitting its acronym like an expletive. Often campaigning in a flannel shirt, Cassell criticized the department's fondness for speed traps. U.S. Attorney John Brownlee alleged the men did these things to try to get reward money. 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Bill Wyatt is a reporter for the Martinsville Bulletin. Reed said he paid Vaught with cash and Ketamine, the so-called date rape drug, to use the house as a drug drop. The result was a 48-count indictment unsealed Thursday with the arrests of longtime Sheriff Harold Franklin Cassell and 17 others. He bought several pieces of heavy machinery and owned dozens of rental houses, according to neighbors and transcripts. Stacey Cornelius Harris, 46, on or about July 12, 2018, distribution of cocaine-second or subsequent offense. The Shorts were found shot to death in their Oak Level home on Aug. 15, 2002; their daughter's skelatal remains were found in Rockingham County, N.C., on Sept. 25, 2002. Steven Fitzgerald McRae Jr., 35, on or about Sept 7, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute-third or subsequent offense, possession of heroin with intent to distribute-third or subsequent offense, possession of acetaminophen and hydrocodone, possession of a firearm while possessing schedule I/II controlled substances, possession of buprenoprhine and naloxone, possession of clonazepam and felon carrying a concealed weapon. Vaught further said that he, Martin and David Allen King, a vice officer and school resource officer with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, engaged in several illegal transactions involving the distribution of cocaine, crack, marijuana and steroids, the release and indictment state. Michael Jonathan Bousman Anderson, 20, on or about June 24, attempted malicious wounding. Assets connected to the distribution and trafficking of narcotics were also seized during this operation. On about 10 occasions, he allegedly took the seized cocaine and marijuana and gave it to Vaught, who then gave it to others for further illegal distribution, the release and indictment state. Today, in the wake of the indictment, the sheriff's office is being run by the Virginia State police. It is a grand jury's determination that enough evidence exists to hold a trial. The house served as a drop site for drugs and a trysting place for deputies who were cheating on their spouses. Michael Joseph Mattingly, 41, on or about Jan. 24, shoplifting-third or subsequent offense. Reed cooperated and told investigators that the home to which the drugs were delivered was a rental property owned by James Alden Vaught, a sergeant with the sheriff's office, the indictment states. // define placeholder function early. 2018-2023 BY BTW21, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. His rise to power began with a six-way race for sheriff in 1991. You can cancel at any time. In front, there was a white Virginia State Police command vehicle, an armored blue and gray Virginia State Police tactical truck with a mounted camera and a yellow rental Penske truck and a Virginia State Police mobile command code, along with various unmarked cars. Cassell was told by authorities about the shipment to Martin's house, as well as other allegations of illegal activity in the department, and did nothing, the indictment alleges. Christopher Leon Wells, 55, on or about Dec. 22, felonious violation of the habitual offender act-second or subsequent offense. This operation result. 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Charles Andrew Bolling, 41, on or about Aug. 2, possession of a firearm by violent felon, possession of a firearm while possessing heroin. Kevin Wade Prater, 27, on or about May 23, attempted strangulation of a family/household member. A helicopter lands at the Henry County Administration building. Floyd Valdez Dillard, 48, on or about Feb. 17, felonious violation of the habitual offender act-second or subsequent offense. Follow him @billdwyatt. Reed alleged that Bradley Scott Martin, a deputy with the sheriff's office, had been jointly using and selling ketamine and steroids for about eight years, the release states. The 129 indictments on 59 people are as follows: 43-year-old Tonia Sue Barnes was indicted for receiving stolen property-third or subsequent offense on or about May 30, 2020 . A Henry County grand jury indicted 44 people on 123 felony charges. Indictments are not an indication of guilt and present only one side of a case. "He had this sad expression that looked like he was mad, he was defiant and he had been wronged.". Postal Inspection Service. Instead, according to the indictment, Cassell tipped off targets of the investigation, lied to investigators and helped Vaught launder drug profits. Cassell was elected sheriff of county, population 58,000, in 1992. "We need some jobs.". Danny Lee Utt, 61, on or about June 3, malicious wounding. Bowman said this morning that he did not know Sampson. 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With the MyAccount feature, you can customize your viewing experience, sign up for notifications, and engage in information you care about. He maintains he has nothing to do with the killings. He and his wife, Margaret, have been married 44 years and have two adult daughters. Click Here to try 4 Free Trial "That's probably why they thought they could get away with it," said her cousin, Tina Oliver, 28, drumming her fingernails, painted with a scene from the Crucifixion, on the table. On May 20, authorities arrested 36 suspects and seized additional drugs, illegal guns and. They allegedly made up a corrupt organization that stole and distributed drugs, including crack cocaine, and obstructed justice. } James Issac Stokes, 38, on or about June 17, possession of a firearm by a felon. 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CNN.com gives you the latest stories and video from the around the world, with in-depth coverage of U.S. news, politics, entertainment, health, crime, tech and more. Cassell then counseled Vaught to deposit small amounts of cash into a checking account to pay off the loan, the indictment charges. Vaught resigned from the sheriff's office in March 2005 and agreed to cooperate with federal investigators the following July, the indictment states. A father of three who spent 11 years on the force, Vaught, 33, was snared early in the investigation. James Allen Vaught. "These were drugs and guns that were seized as part of their law enforcement duties that were then stolen from the property room and put back out on the streets," U.S. Attorney John L. Brownlee said. ROANOKE, Va. William Randall Reed, one of the final defendants from the corruption scandal that engulfed the Henry County Sheriff's Office in 2006, was sentenced Tuesday to serve a year . 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MARTINSVILLE, Va. - A special grand jury in Martinsville has returned more than 100 drug-related indictments. var otCookie = document.cookie.match('wp_ak_ot=(1)[^;]*(;|$)') ? Vaught talked of ruining his life through illegal activity but also boasted of embezzling more than $100,000 with a girlfriend from a doctor. window.registerDisplay = (args) => { According to the indictment, Cornelia Bryant Cox, Keaton, King and Patrick David Martin allegedly stole firearms, money, electronic equipment, illegal drugs or other items from the evidence seized by the sheriff's office. He admitted to Reed's allegations and agreed to wear a wire to record conversations with his former colleagues. As a result of this drug operation, a Henry County Grand Jury issued indictments on May 17, 2021. The registration period for the 2023 Miss Henry County Fair Pageant is now open. Kendrick Lorenze Redd, 45, on or about June 2, construction fraud, between May 29 and June 2, practicing as a contractor without a license. HOME. Registration open for 3rd Annual Miss Henry County Fair Pageant HENRY COUNTY, VA - On Tuesday, January 19, a Henry County Grand Jury issued 129 indictments. Brownlee said he would announce the indictments at a press conference at his office tomorrow. Strother Talbert Fulcher, III on or about July 23, felony failure to appear. James Wesley Southern Jr., 58, on or about July 11, felonious violation of the habitual offender act-second or subsequent offense. All face charges for crimes related to illegal drug activity. HARDSHIP IS NOT UNCOMMON IN VIRGINIA'S RURAL HENRY COUNTY. dQ.hold.push(args[0]); It is a grand jury's determination that enough evidence exists to hold a trial. There were 69 regular indictments, 85 direct indictments and 177 indictments that were ordered sealed until 5 p.m. Monday to enhance the safety of law enforcement officers arresting the. 43-year-old Calvin Edward Cabiness, of Martinsville, was indicted for malicious wounding on April 3. It used to boast it was the "sweatshirt capital of the world," according to The Associated Press. Robert Glenn Wagoner Jr., 37, on or about Aug. 25, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Reed also said he helped Vaught sell two kilograms of cocaine that Vaught allegedly seized from a drug dealer while on duty with the sheriff's office, the release states. DEA agents made a controlled delivery of the ketamine to the Martinsville home and arrested William Randall Reed and charged him with illegal possession with intent to distribute ketamine, the release states. Thursday morning in Henry County, a mass of people gathered at the Henry County Sherrif's Office on Kings Mountain Road where several Virginia State Police and FBI officials were present. Pepper Hayzlett Boyd aka Pepper Leann Hayzlett, 41, between Aug. 21 and Sept. 12, larceny of checks, on or about Aug. 22, two counts obtaining money by false pretense, on or about Sept. 12, and eight counts of identity fraud, uttering a forged check and forgery. Kayla Marie McAdams, 25, on or about Aug. 4, felony failure to appear. Dytanya Feshawn Porter, 42, on or about Feb. 9, felonious violation of the habitual offender act-second or subsequent offense. At the center of the scandal are Cassell and sheriff's Sgt. An even bigger case came in August 2002 with the murder of a local couple in Bassett and the disappearance of their 9-year-old daughter, Jennifer Short. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The undercover bust was a joint operation involving the Martinsville Police . Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Between Feb. 1, 2019, and Feb. 21, 2020, aggravated sexual battery-victim physically helpless or mentally incapacitated, aggravated sexual battery of a child at least 13 years of age but less than 15 years of age, computer solicitation of a child. Paul Travis Edwards, 42, between June 25, 2016, and June 24, 2019, nine counts of aggravated sexual battery by parent. Mar 11, 2022 0 Two men indicted Monday by the Henry County grand jury on sex crimes are behind bars after being arrested on warrants Thursday morning by Henry County sheriff's deputies.. One deputy, Walter R. Hairston, allegedly gave Vaught marijuana and cocaine he used to train the department's drug-sniffing dogs. He has written about transportation, politics, courts, police, and local government in Maryland and Virginia. 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