Articles Posted in Drug Crimes

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According to a press release from the Troupe County Sheriff’s Office, a detention officer has been accused of bringing contraband into the county jail and selling narcotics to several inmates. 

The Sheriff’s Office sergeant disclosed in a news release that 23-year-old Steven Michael Crowder began his position as a Troup County Sheriff’s Office detention officer at the Troupe County Jail in Georgia at the start of 2022. 

It was reported that last month, the authorities learned of allegations that Crowder was smuggling narcotics into the institution for the purpose of selling them to some of the inmates. 

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A teen accused of driving under the influence after crashing his car in Santa Rosa was allegedly found with drugs and a ghost gun in his residence.

19-year-old Luis Fajardo Melgoza lives in Santa Rosa, California.

Around 6:30 am on July 25, Melgoza was driving locally in a gray Honda Accord.

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Two Washington men were indicted by a grand jury after they allegedly put 9,000 fentanyl pills in potato chip containers and smuggled them into Whatcom County.  

Earlier this month, Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations Pacific Northwest received information that caused them to believe that a criminal organization from Mexico was smuggling fentanyl into Washington state. 

The authorities believed that Juan E. Hernandez-Hernandez and Alejandro Macias-Velazquez, residents of Washington, were involved in the smuggling. 

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Congressman Steve Womack’s son, who has a history of drug-related legal offenses, was arrested when he was allegedly caught with methamphetamine. 

34-year-old James Womack is the son of U.S. Representative Steve Womack, R-Arkansas. 

Womack had several prior legal issues over the span of approximately two decades, and many of them have been drug-related. He was convicted of drug charges in 2010 and 2019.  

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A convicted felon who was accused of stealing a boat reportedly tried to escape from the police by fleeing on a riding lawnmower. 

40-year-old Dusty Mobley is from Holt, Florida. According to county jail records, Mobley has a long history of arrests and convictions that began in 2004. 

On January 1, a boat was reported stolen from a metal building in Baker.  

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A man was reportedly caught at an airport with more than one dozen bricks of cocaine hidden in his wheelchair. 

34-year-old Gabriel Ruiz lives in Union City, New Jersey. 

On June 21, Ruiz landed at the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport after he left Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The man was using a “Jazzy 614” model electric wheelchair during his travels. 

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A Florida man dressed in cow-print pajamas was one of six people arrested in an Okeechobee County home when the authorities reportedly discovered drugs, ammo, and paraphernalia in the dwelling.

On June 17, members from the Narcotics Task Force and the Special Response Team at the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office acted on a warrant to search a home believed to be involved in drug activity.

When they entered the residence, the authorities noted that six people were present.

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After a night of camping on Cemetery Island with her three children, a woman and her boyfriend reportedly disappeared and allegedly left the kids to fend for themselves. 

Courtney Danielle Taylor has three kids, ages 12, 13, and 15, and they live in upstate South Carolina. 

Cemetery Island, known to some as “Ghost Island,” sits in Lake Hartwell. The island is home to an estate owned by a Revolutionary War soldier, and many grave sites are still accessible. 

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A Florida man with a criminal record was allegedly caught with drugs and a firearm after he reportedly hit his girlfriend in the face with a gun during a domestic dispute. 

22-year-old Le’Genius Jahlea Williams resides in St. Petersburg. He is a convicted felon who was involved in a violent, gun-related crime at the age of 13. Last year, Williams was accused of possessing drugs and a firearm, and he was freed on bond while he awaits his next court date. 

On the evening of June 13, Williams was reportedly with his girlfriend when they got into a fight. 

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A man has been accused of spending six months physically and sexually abusing his roommate whom he allegedly held against her will.  

59-year-old Peter Anthony McGuire lives in Chino Hills, California. 

Towards the beginning of the year, McGuire had a 22-year-old woman move into his home as his roommate. 

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