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Operation "Red Hoover" Drug Round Up in Graves County

Date of News Release: 05/14/2009

(Mayfield, Ky.) -- The Kentucky State Police and the Graves County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with various other law enforcement agencies, executed multiple warrants on various Graves County residents early this morning. "Operation Red Hoover " was the culmination of over six months of investigation by the Kentucky State Police and Graves County Sheriff's Office into the trafficking of illegal drugs in and around Mayfield. Over 40 law enforcement personnel gathered at 5:00 AM in Graves County before dispersing throughout Mayfield in order to locate individuals for whom warrants had already been obtained. By 9:00 AM, officers had located and arrested 20 individuals for various drug charges. The following is a list of those arrested as well as the charges against them.

Picture	Name	Age	Counts	Charges
	Saxton Jr., Mark A	24	2	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine)
	Malone, Kendrick	32	1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine)
	Garnett, Joseph	19	1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine)
	Parrott, Darien	26	2	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine)
	Sherrill, Chance	20	1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine)
	Brown Jr., Timothy	27	1 1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine) Persistent Felony Offender 2nd Degree
	Morris, Bradley	33	1 1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine) Persistent Felony Offender 2nd Degree
	Payton, Michael	24	2 1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine) Trafficking Controlled Substance W/1000 Yards of School
	Masden, Larry	66	1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Unspecified)
	Jackson, Hollie	54	2	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Unspecified)
	Beans, Cedric	24	3	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine)
	Crisp, Marcus	27	1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine)
	Thornton, Cortez	25	2	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Cocaine)
	Perkins, Brian	37	1 1 1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Unspecified) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 1st Offense Persistent Felony Offender 1st Degree
	Harris Jr., William	41	1	Trafficking Controlled Substance W/1000 Yards of School
	Reed, Aaron	23	1	Trafficking Controlled Substance W/1000 Yards of School
	Stephens, Janice	62	1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 2nd Degree (Unspecified)
	Gomilla, Leonard	49	1	Trafficking Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Opiates)
	Joy, Michael	27	1	Trafficking Controlled Substance W/1000 Yards of School
	Holmes, Amanda	33	1	Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument 2nd Degree

Trafficking in a controlled substance 1st degree is a class C felony punishable by up to 10 years in the state penitentiary. Trafficking in a controlled substance 2nd degree and trafficking in a controlled substance within 1000 yards of a school is a class D felony punishable by up to 5 years in the state penitentiary. The Kentucky State Police and Graves County Sheriff's Office continue their investigations into drug trafficking in Graves County. State Police and Graves County Sheriff's office was assisted by the Mayfield Police Department, Pennyrile Narcotics Taskforce, Graves County Jail, Graves County Office of Probation and Parole, Kentucky State Police Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.