17 Arrested In Burke County “Bring The Heat” Operation

Miles Ruder,

MORGANTON, N.C. – Seventeen people were arrested earlier this month for various probation violations and drug-related charges following Burke County’s “Bring the Heat” operation, the sheriff’s office announced.

Multiple agencies collaborated on the operation that focused on high-risk offenders. Officials also obtained information regarding illegal narcotics and gang activity, and ensuring sex offender compliance, according to the sheriff’s office.

On June 19th and 20th, officers conducted 30 search warrants and served multiple outstanding warrants on offenders. In the searches, authorities seized illegally owned firearms, cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, the sheriff’s office said.

Below are the names of all 17 suspects, their charges and bond amounts:

Randy Wade Nelson: Felony Probation Violation – $10,000 secured bond
Jose Manuel Alvarez: Felony Probation Violation – $5,000 secured bond
Sherri Yvonne King: Felony Possession Of Methamphetamine, Felony Possession Of Schedule II, Felony Probation Violation, 2 counts – $30,000 secured bond
Michael Travis Clark: Misdemeanor Probation Violation, Misdemeanor Fail to Appear – $10,000 secured bond
Priscilla Dawn Moody: Misdemeanor Probation Violation – No bond
Roger Dale Abernathy Jr.: Felony Possession of Firearm by Felon, Felony Probation Violation, Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – $30,000 secure bond
James Chalmer Norris: Felony Probation Violation – $10,000 secured bond
Wendell Sherwood Osborne: Felony Trafficking Heroin, Felony Failure To Appear, Felony Probation Violation, 4 counts – $80,000 secured bond
Glenn Ivory Clark: Misdemeanor Probation Violation – $5,000 secured bond
Shane Donovan McGalliard: Felony Probation Violation – No bond
Taylor Denise Weston: Felony Possession of Schedule I, Misdemeanor Probation Violation – $25,000 secured bond
Frank Christopher Franklin: Misdemeanor Assault on a Female – $1,500 secured bond
James Drew Ballard: Felony Possession of Schedule II, Felony Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Deliver Schedule II, Misdemeanor Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor Probation Violation – No bond and $10,000 secured bond
Frank Anthony Elliott: Felony Possession of Schedule II, Felony Post Release – No bond and $5,000 secured bond
Regina Mae Crouch: Felony Possession of Schedule II, Felony Probation Violation – $15,000 secured bond
Michael Dale McLean Jr.: Felony Possession of Schedule II, Misdemeanor Simple Possession of Schedule II, Misdemeanor Possession of Schedule IV, Misdemeanor Probation Violation – $15,000 secured bond
Jody Mitchell Cook: Felony Possession Schedule II, Felony Probation Violation, $20,000 secured bond