Defendants Arrested for Methamphetamine Trafficking

Abingdon, VIRGINIA – Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced today that Operation Rolling Thunder, a joint investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, has resulted in twenty-four arrest warrants being issued for individuals charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Southwest Virginia, and North Carolina. In addition to the arrest warrants being issued, law enforcement agents executed one search warrant today in furtherance of the investigation. The following individuals were arrested today and charged:

1. Rodriguez, Sanson P.

2. Hoyt, Amy

3. Nester, Grandy

4. Bilyeu, Amber “Rose”

5. Hawks, Karen

6. Sexton, Walter “Butch”

7. Sellers, Larry

8. Cochran, Brittany

9. Bowman, Timothy

10. Freeman, Annette

11. Hunley, Brad

12. Phipps, Shawanna

13. Graff, Brian

14. Alley, Riley

15. Maxwell, Calvin Jermaine

16. Norman, David

17. Long, Lelana

18. Choate, Jonathan

19. Humphries, Kevin

20. Parsons, Jackie Christopher

21. Jones, Jessalyn

22. Grose, Vicky

23. Sawyers, Stacey Jerome

24. Anders, Travis Brian

The investigation of the case was conducted by the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Surry County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia State Police, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Galax Police Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, United States Marshals Service, United States Secret Service and the Lexington, N.C. Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Zachary T. Lee will prosecute the case for the United States.

An arrest warrant is only a charge and not evidence of guilt. The defendant is entitled to a fair trial with the burden on the government to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.