35 People Charged In Alexander County Drug Bust

August 22, 2018

Caryn Little,

1/33
John Hammer
2/33
Raven Brown
3/33
Robert Hoover
4/33
Barbra Biles
5/33
Lisa Lozano
6/33
Donny Loudermelk
7/33
Chad Simpson
8/33
James Wilkie
9/33
Hildred Boston
10/33
Brandon Parsons
11/33
Logan Barnes
12/33
Christopher Southers
13/33
Preston Pennell
14/33
Nicholas Beliveau
15/33
Patrick Parsons
16/33
Thomas Hamby
17/33
Melanie Austin
18/33
Ronnie Benfield
19/33
Brandon Pennell
20/33
Joao Passos
21/33
Natasha Banks
22/33
Patricia Holsclaw
23/33
Courtney Loudermelk
24/33
Sara Varner
25/33
Dawn Herman
26/33
Jervane Parson
27/33
Scott Frye
28/33
Melissa Waldroup
29/33
Tyler Sturgill
30/33
William Wyatt
31/33
Joshua Bryant
32/33
Lisa Miller
33/33
Perry Miller

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thirty-five people are facing charges in reference to a long-term investigation into the sale and use of illicit narcotics in Alexander County and the town of Taylorsville.

During the investigation, authorities say they seized the following:

272.8 grams of methamphetamine

10.5 grams of cocaine

139.92 grams of marijuana

374 dosage units of prescription narcotic pills

12 firearms (two which were stolen)

$2,825 in cash

Those charged during this long term investigation are as follows:

Perry Randall Miller age 53 of Taylorsville

Trafficking Methamphetamine by Possession

PWISD Methamphetamine 2 cts

Possess Methamphetamine 2cts

Maintain Dwelling for Controlled Substance 2cts

Possess Drug Paraphernalia 2cts

Possess Cocaine

Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon2 cts

PWIMSD Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana

Simple Possession of Sch II

Miller was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $125,000.00 Secured Bond. First Appearance Scheduled for 08/20/2018

Lisa Whiteside Miller age 51 of Taylorsville

Trafficking Methamphetamine by Possession

PWISD Methamphetamine 2cts

Possess Methamphetamine 2cts

Maintain Dwelling for Controlled Substance 2cts

Possess Drug Paraphernalia 2cts

Possess Cocaine

Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon 2cts

PWIMSD Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana

Simple Possession of SCH II

Miller was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $125,000.00 Secured Bond. First Appearance Scheduled for 08/20/2018

Joshua Edward Bryant age 27 of Taylorsville

PWISD Methamphetamine

Possess Methamphetamine

Possess Drug Paraphernalia

Maintain a Dwelling for Controlled Substance

Possess Stolen Firearm

Bryant was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $50,000.00 Secured bond. First Appearance scheduled for 08/20/2018

William Caleb Wyatt age 20 of Taylorsville

PWISD Methamphetamine

Possess Methamphetamine

Possess Drug Paraphernalia

Maintain Dwelling for Controlled Substance

Wyatt was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $25,000.00 secured bond. First Appearance scheduled for 08/20/2018

Tyler Shore Sturgill age 2 of Wilkesboro, NC

Possess Marijuana

Maintain Vehicle for Controlled Substance

Sturgill was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $5,000.00 Secured Bond. First Appearance Scheduled for 08/20/218

Melissa Jo Waldrop age 36 of Taylorsville

Simple Possession of SCH IV

Possess Drug Paraphernalia

Waldroup was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held Under a $1,000.00 Secured bond. First Appearance scheduled for 08/27/2018

Scott Darnell Frye age 54 of Hiddenite NC

Simple Possession SCH IV

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Frye was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $1,500.00 Secured Bond. First Appearance scheduled for 09/10/2018

Elizabeth Conway Vetetoe age 36 of Hickory NC

PWISD SCH II

Simple Possession of SchII

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

WANTED No Photo Available

Jervane Allen Parson age 21 of Taylorsville, NC

Possess Marijuana 2cts

Possess Marijuana Paraphernalia Cts

WANTED

Dawn Bumgarner Herman age 43 of Taylorsville

Trafficking Methamphetamine

PWIMSD Methamphetamine

Possession of Methamphetamine

PWISD Sch IV

Maintain Dwelling for Controlled Substance

Possession of Marijuana

Possess Drug Paraphernalia

Possess Marijuana Paraphernalia

WANTED

Sara Whitney Varner age 24 of Taylorsville

Possession of Sch IV

Possess Drug Paraphernalia

Varner was arrested on 07/12/2018 and is awaiting trial

Courtney Cheek Loudermelk age 33 of Newton, NC

Possess Methamphetamine

Possess Drug Paraphernalia

Loudermelk was arrested on 07/12/2018 and is awaiting trial

Patricia Bowman Holsclaw age 47 of Taylorsville, NC

PWIMSD SCH II

Possess SCH II

Maintain Dwelling for Controlled Substance

Trafficking Opiates

Possess Marijuana

PWIMSD Sch III

Possess Marijuana Paraphernalia

Possess Drug Paraphernalia

Holsclaw was arrested on 08/04/2018 and is awaiting trial

Natasha Naomi Banks age 35 of Morganton, NC

Trafficking Methamphetamine by Possession

Trafficking Methamphetamine by Transportation

PWISD SCH II

Poss. SCH II

Maintain Vehicle for Controlled Substance

WANTED

Joao Victor Dos Passos age 22 of Taylorsville

Trafficking Methamphetamine

Poss. Methamphetamine

PWISD Marijuana

Felony Possession of Marijuana

Maintain Vehicle for Controlled Substance

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 2 Cts

Possession of Stolen Firearm

Dos Passos was arrested on 06/13/2018 and is awaiting trial

Brandon Michael Pennell age 28 of Taylorsville, NC

Possession of Methamphetamine

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Pennell was arrested on 07/12/2018 and is awaiting trial

Ronnie Lynn Benfield age 50 of Conover ,NC

PWIMSD Methamphetamine

Possession of Methamphetamine

Drug Paraphernalia

WANTED

Melanie Austin age 50 of Taylorsville, NC

Simple Possession of SCHII

Drug Paraphernalia

Austing was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $1,500.00. First Appearance scheduled for 09/10/2018

Thomas Hamby age 17 of Taylorsville, NC

Possession of Marijuana Paraphernalia

WANTED

Patrick Lamont Parsons age 38 of Taylorsville, NC

PWISD Marijuana

Conspiracy to Sell and Deliver Marijuana

Sell Marijuana

Deliver Marijuana

Poss. Marijuana Paraphernalia

Parsons was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $50,000.00 Secured bond. First Appearance scheduled for 08/20/2018

Nicholas Joel Beliveau age 37 of Taylorville, NC

Poss. Drug Paraphernalia

WANTED

Preston Joel Pennell age 18 of Taylorsville, NC

Poss of Marijuana

Poss. Marijuana Paraphernalia

Pennell was arrested on 08/16/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $1,500.00 Secured bond. First Appearance scheduled for 09/10/2018

Christopher Lex Southers age 41 of Taylorsville, NC

Poss. Methamphetamine

Poss. Marijuana

Possess Drug Paraphernalia 2 cts

Southers was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the alexander County Detention Center Under a $10,000.00 Secured bond. First Appearance Scheduled for 08/20/2018

Logan Alexander Barnes age 17 of Taylorsville, NC

Poss. Marijuana Paraphernalia

Barnes was arrested on 08/16/2018 and was released under a $1,000.00 unsecured bond. First Appearance scheduled for 09/10/2018

Brandon Shane Parsons age 32 of Taylorsville, NC

Possess Drug Paraphernalia 2cts

WANTED

Hildred Tyrone Boston age 24 of Taylorsville, NC

Conspiracy to Sell and Deliver Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana

Possession of Marijuana Paraphernalia

WANTED

James Ray Wilkie age 21 of Conover, NC

PWIMSD Marijuana

Maintain a Vehicle for Controlled Substance

Possess Marijuana

Possess Marijuana Paraphernalia

Wilkie was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $30,000.00 Secured bond. First Appearance Scheduled for 08/20/2018

Chad Edward Simpson age 34 of Taylorsville, NC

Possess Drug Paraphernalia

WANTED

Donny Lee Loudermelk age 56 of Taylorsville, NC

Possess Methamphetamine

Possess Drug Paraphernalia

Loudermelk was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office Under a $50,000.00 Secured bond. First Appearance Scheduled for 08/20/2018

Lisa Deal Lozano age 46 of Taylorsville, NC

Simple Possession of SCH IV

Possess Drug Paraphernalia

Lozano was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $1,500.00 Secured bond. First Appearance scheduled for 09/10/2018

Barbra Kay Biles age 43 of Taylorsville, NC

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Biles was arrested on 08/15/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $1,500.00 Secured Bond. First Appearance Scheduled for 09/10/218

Robert Brian Hoover age 36 of Hiddenite, NC

Possession of Marijuana

Possess Marijuana Paraphernalia

WANTED

Raven Duncan Brown age 32 of Taylorsville, NC

Possession of SCH II

Simple Possession of SCH II

Simple Possession of SCH IV

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Brown was arrested on 08/16/2018 and is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center Under a $15,000.00 Secured Bond. First Appearance Scheduled for 08/20/2018

John Paul Hammer age 45 of Taylorsville

PWIMSD SCH II CS

Possession of Methamphetamine

PWIMSD SCH IV CS

Simple Possession of SCH IV

Possession of SCH VI

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 2cts

Hammer was arrested on 06/19/2018 and is awaiting trial