TBI Says California Drug Distributors seeking Foothold in Middle Tennessee

NASHVILLE –  Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the seizure of about five pounds of the drug commonly referred to as “Molly”.

During the course of the investigation, TBI Drug Agents received information that a drug trafficking organization from the west coast wanted to begin a distribution cell in Middle Tennessee. Agents learned that a delivery was scheduled to be made to an address in Murfreesboro. On January 29^th, with the assistance of detectives with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and Murfreesboro Police Department, Agents developed information that led to the seizure of five pounds of MDA, and the arrest of two individuals.

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“This concerns us because it’s an unusually large amount of this drug that was seized,” says Assistant Director T.J. Jordan of the Drug Investigation Division. “In the form in which it was delivered, it would likely be turned around and used in thousands of pills and capsules for distribution throughout Tennessee.”

"This situation again shows the importance of partnerships between our local law enforcement agencies and the TBI," says Murfreesboro Police Chief Mike Bowen.  "We are proud of the efforts of all officers involved."

MDA or "Molly"

Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh echoed the benefits of cooperative efforts, saying "the partnership with TBI and other law enforcement agencies shows a united goal in drug enforcement.”

On Monday, Kyle Dallas Bowen, (DOB 10/27/1994) and Trey Nicholas Jones, (DOB 06/09/1981), were arrested and charged with one count of Schedule 6 for Resale and one count of Possession of Schedule 1. They were booked into the Rutherford County Jail, where they are each being held on a $100,000 bond.

Kyle Bowen

Trey Jones

Coordinated Drug Operation Nets Multiple Arrests in Maury County

NASHVILLE – A joint investigation by Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division at Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and several other law enforcement agencies has resulted in the indictment and arrest of several individuals facing a variety of drug-related charges.

TBI Drug Agents joined detectives and agents with the 22^nd Judicial District Drug Task Force, Maury County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration in August in a conducting an undercover drug investigation. Controlled drug purchases were made in and around Columbia and Mt. Pleasant over the two-month operation. Law enforcement officers made purchases of several drugs, including heroin, crack cocaine, oxycodone, alprazolam, methamphetamine and suboxone. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that identified those individuals involved in the sale of those controlled substances.

“It doesn’t matter what role you play in the drug trafficking business, big or small.  Due to the current drug epidemic we face in the state of Tennessee, we are just as interested in taking the street-level dealers off the street as we are the suppliers, as we did today,” says Assistant Director T.J. Jordan of the Drug Investigation Division.

On Wednesday, the Maury County Grand Jury returned indictments, charging multiple individuals on drug-related counts.  Six people were arrested Thursday, and booked into the Maury County Jail. Additional arrests resulting from this operation are expected. Those in custody include:

* Waylon Wilcox (DOB 11/17/1985). One count Sale of Schedule II Controlled Substance. Bond: $50,000.

* Matthew Johnson (DOB 12/29/1976). Two counts Sale of Schedule II. Bond: $50,000.

* Toni Smith (DOB 8/21/1988). One count Sale of Schedule I Controlled Substance. Bond: $75,000.

* Casey Ramsey (DOB 5/1/1988). One Count Sale of Schedule IV Controlled Substance. Bond: $10,000.

* Kyle Lee Davis (DOB 8/12/1998). Two counts Sale of Schedule I Controlled Substance. Bond: $75,000.

* Courtney Lowery (DOB 11/24/74). One count of sale of Schedule II Controlled Substance. Bond: $30,000.

 Toni Smith

 Kyle Davis

Joint Drug Operation in Pickett County Nets Seven Arrests

TBI Release:

COOKEVILLE – A joint investigation with Special Agents of the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Pickett County Sheriff’s Office and other area law enforcement agencies has resulted in the indictments and arrests of multiple individuals on various drug-related charges.

In February and March, TBI DID Agents joined investigators with the Pickett County Sheriff’s Office, the Middle Tennessee Appalachia HIDTA (High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Task Force and the 13^th Judicial District Drug Task Force in investigating various narcotics violations in Pickett County. Through the course of the investigation, Agents and investigators developed information that identified multiple individuals who were involved in the sale of drugs.

On August 15^th, the Pickett County Grand Jury returned indictments, charging seven individuals with a variety of drug-related offenses. Over the past several months, those individuals were arrested and booked into the Pickett County Jail. Those charged include:

• Travis John Stowers (DOB 5-15-1990, Byrdstown, TN. Bond $30,000): 1 count Sale of Schedule II
• Latoshia Nicole Wallace (DOB 9-13-1996, Monticello, KY. Bond $60,000): 2 counts Sale of Schedule II
• Joey Robert Cook (DOB 10-17-1968, Byrdstown, TN. Bond $40,000): 1 count Sale of Schedule III
• Shelley Patterson (DOB 4-29-1971, Monroe, TN. Bond $55,000): 2 counts Sale of Schedule III
• Jessica Dawn Daley (DOB 5-15-1990, Byrdstown, TN. Bond $50,000): 1 count Sale of Schedule II, 1 count Sale of Schedule III
• Perry Albert Neal (DOB 8-25-1962, Byrdstown, TN. Bond $65,000): 1 count Sale of Schedule III
• Travis Lee Hall (DOB 5-2-1981, Alpine, TN. Bond $10,000): 2 counts Sale of Schedule IV