20 Arrested Friday During Multi-Agency Drug Warrant Sweep-Update
February 4th, 2008 by Joe BurgessA coordinated effort of the Drew County Sheriff’s Dept. the 10th Judicial District Drug Task Force, and the Monticello Police Dept., launched a county-wide arrest warrant sweep of Drew County Friday morning.
There were a total of 20 arrests made in the sweep, which lasted for around 4 hours, and involved around 20 officers from the different agencies.
MonticelloLive.com will provide more details as they become available.
Names of those arrested and their charges include:
Daron Barnett      Delivery of controlled substance, and possession of a firearm,
Leigh Ashley Courson      Delivery of controlled substatnce,Â
Alfonso Cobb      Possession of controlled substance,
Kim Herring    Delivery of controlled substance / Failure to appear,
Antonio Daniels      2 counts Conspiracy to deliver,
Jerry Vincent       Del. controlled sub.,Â
Richard King       Conspiracy to deliver,Â
Herman Folk      Delivery of cocaine,
Robert Strickland      Del of controll substance,
Harvey Lawson      Possession with intent to deliver,
Charles Dobbins     Absconder-parole warrant,
Cory Clark      Del. controlled substance,
Robert Stamps      Del. controlled substance,
Richard McCray      Del controlled substance,
Floyd Barnett       Del controlled sub.,
Michael Webb       Del. controlled sub./felon in possession of firearm,
Michael Carr       Del. controlled sub.,
Schnell Preddy       Del controlled sub.,
Fredrick Rayford      Possession with intent to del.,
Cleo Hendrix      Del. controlled sub.,Â
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Well if they did that, then there would be people saying ‘oh, wait, thats not fair to the riverbed, it never had a chance..society held it down…and you only jumped into THAT river bed because of its color..’ and, inevitably, there would be someone at the bottom trying to catch te drug dealer before he landed so they could blame his actions on someone else!
Everyone does not deal with racism. There are one who issue it and ones who recieve it. Now, who is on the receiving end? Noone blames society and do not appreciate you (gimmieabreak) try to act as though racism doesn’t exist and if you say something about it we are blaming society and making excuses. You can deny it until your fingers turn blue. You are belittling the years and years blacks have being fighting for. Justice and equality.
No, I did not deny racism exists. Im an educated person and know it does. Again, re-read the posts. I simply stated that racism exists on both sides and you do not feel that way. Best we can tell, you think everybody picks on you, drug dealers should be given a reason to explain their actions since we ‘never know their situations’ as you put it, employers hold people down and wont hire someone and people should be free to wear their pants sagging and their underwear showing and get a 40k a year job over someone who looks professional. I simply stated that there is a bigger problem with the rich vs. the poor in society. I am not belittling the years that blacks have been fighting for equal justice, but someone claiming racism at the drop of a hat ON EITHER SIDE is wrong without understanding the situation and trying to ride the backs of those who actually HAVE done something to fight racism. Rosa Parks is one of my personal heros- what SHE did took courage. If I am a different race from her, you act as though we cant respect her because we arent the same race.
So long as a person refuses to admit that there are white kids, mexican kids, black kids, indian kids, etc. mistreated for their race, someone should speak for them. Otherwise, the ones who defend only their race are the true racists of the day. I would simply suggest waking up to the reality of the world that there are racists on all sides. I truly am sorry if someone has ever been racist towards you. It wasnt me. I was raised different. Read your April 3rd post and tell me racism doesnt exist on both sides. Look at O.J. Simpson. You telling me race didnt play a factor? What about Reginald Denny? He was pulled out of his vehicle and beaten because he was white. You say its a one sided thing and i dont, we can agree to disagree. I would just submit to you that so long as a person looks at race with such a narrow view and condemns anyone with a different point of view, attitudes will not change.
And I agree with your Jordan Park Pool post. Either it needs to be reopened or the city needs to provide transportation to the other pool for ALL children.
Has there ever been transportation provided to the City Park pool when Jordan Park was not a factor?
gimmie a break you are playing both sides of the fence.I do not think everyone picks on me. I will not allow ANYONE to pick on me. I do not think that an employer should hire people with their pants sagging and with green hair (forgot that one, huh) over a professional looking person. I am only saying you can’t judge people by the way they dress. Everyone need to look professional when looking for a job and when they are hired. But, everyone has their own sense of style. I got under your skin because I am speaking the truth. I do not scream racism at the drop of a hat, that is not something that you do not used lightly. I reread my post and yours too. To answer your question, you sound very racist. You just had to bring O.J. in this. What about Rodney King? I could go on and list name after name.Who list do you think(know) would be longer? Everytime some one of another race states the truth about racism. We are categorized as lazy, blames everthing on society, chip on shoulder, defensive, crazy etc. Trust me, what you are saying is nothing that we haven’t heard or seen before. And I submit to you so long as a person looks at race with such a narrow view and condemns anyone with a different point of view, attitudes will not change. TAKE HEED TO YOUR OWN ADVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trottergirl & Gimmieabreak – It appears you both have strong convictions with these issues! Maybe you two should meet and really discuss your opinions. I think you would be able to express yourselves more effectively and come to some sort of settlement instead of tearing each other into shreds one post at a time!
I agree with you Rachael. I would LOVE to meet her.
Those who did what they did to Rodney King were punished. Federal Court. Read up on it.
You arent under my skin. I am just simply trying to say that racism is unfortunate and it happens on both sides of the fence. Thats all. You disagree.
I never catagorized anyone as lazy, chip on their shoulder, etc. I just hate to see people that still look at everything as a racial issue, when its not.
I pointed out O.J. Simpson and Reginald Denny as proof that racism exists on both sides.
Trottergirl I think that you have misinterpreted what I have been trying to say all along, and that is that racism is a bad thing, all the way around. Everyone does have their own sense of style, and employers are entitled to have their own sense of professionalism and hiring standards.
I get tired of hearing whites say that they cant get jobs because of foreigners, I cant stand hearing white people say they dont get the breaks minorities do. Back to the origin of this post, I have heard white people say that they are picked on by the cops for being white(hence the tougher legislation on predominantly ‘white’ drugs such as meth) and heard the same thing from my friends that arent white, saying they are picked on by the cops too. Truth is, most of the time the cops arent there without a good reason because if they dont, they know they will get sued.
The vast, vast majority of all races are good people and dont agree with the 1% that blame everyone else for their own misfortunes.
So let me break this down one more time:
a. Racism is bad.
b. Drugs are bad
c. Drug dealers are bad
d. I respect your view
e. I specifically- repeat- SPECIFICALLY stated that
all of this behavior on BOTH SIDES, (that means
black and white) IS WRONG. We should stand up for
the kids of ALL races, not just one or two.
d. Racheal I respect your opinion too, and I am glad
that Trottergirl and I have had this discussion,
as at least we are talking about our different
views.
e. I still stand by your Pool Post. You are right
on.
okay!!! I agree with rachel!!! how far are yall gonna take this? and by the way racisms will always be a problem on both sides until the day Jesus come!!! and not all the time racism is black v white or vice versa it sometimes color against color!!
They were not punished enough. You do not have to tell me to read up on anything, everything you have made reference to, quoted and read I am up on it.
I agree, they werent. You are right, the world is wrong.
The officers were wrong for what they did but Rodney King was no saint either.
I’ve tried to read all these, but feel the initial meaning has been lost…maybe. Bottom line is regardless of race or gender or economic status, drugs are a problem. I know. Maybe I shouldn’t put this out there, but here it goes. I’m a 41 year old mother of 2 beautiful daughters and have a granddaughter. From the age of 29 to 33, 4 lost years, I was a meth addict. I was locked up many times (twice for posession), ordered to rehab, and finally after nothing seemed to work…I was incarcerated for 4 months and LUCKY (for me) that’s all I got. When I came home, I had to go straight to work and disconnect from former, unclean associates. I worked and came home and for 7 years, I have rebuilt my life. I now have a terrific job and great family life. There is not one thing that works on one person. Rehab has saved many, didn’t work for me. I was given so many chances. I had DTF, a probation officer, and family saying “Why can’t you stop?” I HAD NO ANSWER. There’s a fine line here, many may disagree. Where do we decide who gets 5-15 years in prison or probation / rehab, and I’ve seen people get either / or…for the same offense. When I saw the headline, 20 ARRESTED…I thought maybe 2 will be able to turn their life around. God knows, I pray anyone with an addiction can. The war on drugs is every where and kudos to the local authorities doing what they can to clean it up. I finally took what looked like the last chance for me. So many don’t get that. There are those who will never give drugs up and there are those looking for a way out, crying for help, but feel doomed to it. I’m tickled when I see drug busts in the news…if we return them to that life, to our streets, what have we accomplished. I want to talk to them ALL…I have stories you only see on Oprah or the National News! I want to save them, I want to wave a magic wand and drugs not have a hold on those we love & even those we don’t know. I want them to know you CAN have a new & restored life. But until then, DTF & City & Local officers have a job to protect the rest of us from people…people who are just like I used to be. If you know someone, a friend, a family member, do what you can and don’t stop trying. I’m alive today…seriously / literally because my family didn’t give up, didn’t stop trying. It took them 3 years. HOPE…HELP…LOVE…PRAY. Sorry if I rambled…just very passionate, and very thankful.