Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Operation UNITE Conducts Large Scale Pike County Round-UP
Early this morning law enforcement officials representing The Pike County Sheriffs office, the Pikeville Police Department, the Kentucky State Police, Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement and Operation UNITE set out in search of 36 individuals wanted on indictment warrants handed down by the Pike County grand jury. 
According to Dan Smoot Law Enforcement director for Operation UNITE their agency spent months investigating street level drug dealers and conducting undercover drug buys.
Their investigations lead to the indictments, which were handed down in December and were served today by multiple agencies all working together, which Executive Director Karen Engle praised during a morning news conference.
This was the fifth drug round-up conducted in Pike County by Operation UNITE, has resulted in 86 arrests, not counting todays arrests. As of 2:00 this afternoon 16 of the 36 wanted in today’s round up had been apprehended and booked into the Pike County Detention Center. The Kentucky State Police charged one of the suspects taken into custody today with additional charges. 41 year old Arnold Wolford Jr. of Stopover was also charged with menacing and carrying a concealed deadly weapon after State Troopers had to allegedly convince Wolford to put away a knife that he had in his hand at the time officers confronted him with the arrest warrant. Those arrested today are only accused of drug related crime and are considered innocent until otherwise proven in court of law.
Those arrested as of early Tuesday afternoon were:
€ Dena P. Adkins, age 43, Fife Fork Road, Pikeville, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ David Lendall Akers, age 29, Road Fork, Pikeville, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Ronnie Lee Bartley, age 50, Powell¹s Creek, Pikeville, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and trafficking in marijuana less than
8 ounces.
€ Fred Charles Jr., age 40, Greasy Creek, Shelbiana, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and second-degree persistent felony offender.
€ Milford Junior Hall, age 50, East Shelbiana Road, Shelbiana, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Ray David Hamilton, age 52, Red Creek, Pikeville, two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and second-degree persistent felony offender.
€ James E. Holstein, age 55, Bridgett Street, Pikeville, three counts trafficking in marijuana less than 8 ounces and three counts trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school.
€ Jonathan Ellis Holstein, age 29, Rocky Road, Pikeville, three counts trafficking in marijuana less than 8 ounces and three counts trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school.
€ Buffy Nicole Kender, age 34, Kender Road, Mouthcard, two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Hodge Allen McClanahan, age 25, Beach Creek, Jamboree, two counts second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Robbie Newsome, age 24, Lick Branch, Virgie, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Larry Heath Phillips, age 33, Hens Roost, Steele, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ William R. Sullivan, age 45, Little Hackney Creek, Feds Creek, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and trafficking in a simulated controlled substance.
€ JoAnn Trump, age 40, Greasy Creek, Pikeville, two counts second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Arnold Wolford Jr., age 41, Willows Branch, Stopover, two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, menacing and carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
€ Charles Worrix Jr., age 35, Right Fork Island Creek, Pikeville, trafficking in a simulated controlled substance.
According to Dan Smoot Law Enforcement director for Operation UNITE their agency spent months investigating street level drug dealers and conducting undercover drug buys.
Their investigations lead to the indictments, which were handed down in December and were served today by multiple agencies all working together, which Executive Director Karen Engle praised during a morning news conference.This was the fifth drug round-up conducted in Pike County by Operation UNITE, has resulted in 86 arrests, not counting todays arrests. As of 2:00 this afternoon 16 of the 36 wanted in today’s round up had been apprehended and booked into the Pike County Detention Center. The Kentucky State Police charged one of the suspects taken into custody today with additional charges. 41 year old Arnold Wolford Jr. of Stopover was also charged with menacing and carrying a concealed deadly weapon after State Troopers had to allegedly convince Wolford to put away a knife that he had in his hand at the time officers confronted him with the arrest warrant. Those arrested today are only accused of drug related crime and are considered innocent until otherwise proven in court of law.
Those arrested as of early Tuesday afternoon were:
€ Dena P. Adkins, age 43, Fife Fork Road, Pikeville, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ David Lendall Akers, age 29, Road Fork, Pikeville, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Ronnie Lee Bartley, age 50, Powell¹s Creek, Pikeville, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and trafficking in marijuana less than
8 ounces.
€ Fred Charles Jr., age 40, Greasy Creek, Shelbiana, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and second-degree persistent felony offender.
€ Milford Junior Hall, age 50, East Shelbiana Road, Shelbiana, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Ray David Hamilton, age 52, Red Creek, Pikeville, two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and second-degree persistent felony offender.
€ James E. Holstein, age 55, Bridgett Street, Pikeville, three counts trafficking in marijuana less than 8 ounces and three counts trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school.
€ Jonathan Ellis Holstein, age 29, Rocky Road, Pikeville, three counts trafficking in marijuana less than 8 ounces and three counts trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school.
€ Buffy Nicole Kender, age 34, Kender Road, Mouthcard, two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Hodge Allen McClanahan, age 25, Beach Creek, Jamboree, two counts second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Robbie Newsome, age 24, Lick Branch, Virgie, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Larry Heath Phillips, age 33, Hens Roost, Steele, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ William R. Sullivan, age 45, Little Hackney Creek, Feds Creek, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and trafficking in a simulated controlled substance.
€ JoAnn Trump, age 40, Greasy Creek, Pikeville, two counts second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Arnold Wolford Jr., age 41, Willows Branch, Stopover, two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, menacing and carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
€ Charles Worrix Jr., age 35, Right Fork Island Creek, Pikeville, trafficking in a simulated controlled substance.
# posted by Justin Mullins @ 3:42 PM 
