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A 40-count indictment in the Savannah Division in Operation Stranded Bandit names 35 defendants:

• Greg Baker, 31, an inmate at Wheeler Correctional Facility, charged with Conspiracy to Possess
with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and
Quantities of Heroin, MDMA (Ecstasy), and Alprazolam (Xanax), a charge that carries a penalty
of up to life in prison; and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine;

• Jason Barker, 31, an inmate at the Chatham County Detention Center, charged with Conspiracy
to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine,
and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; and Possession with Intent to Distribute 5
Grams or More of Methamphetamine;

• Tiffany Barton, a/k/a “Bozar,” 37, of Ellabell, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities
of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Victor Blanco Lopez, a/k/a “Victoriano,” 50, an inmate at the Clayton County, Ga., Jail, charged
with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of
Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Joseph Joshua Boring, a/k/a “Josh,” a/k/a “JB,” 31, an inmate at the Chatham County Detention
Center, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams
or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; Possession
with Intent to Distribute 5 Grams or More of Methamphetamine; and Possession of a Firearm by
a Convicted Felon;

• Leroy Bozarth, a/k/a “Jack Turtlehead,” 37, an inmate at the Sheridan Correctional Center in
Sheridan, Ill., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50
Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; and
Possession with Intent to Distribute MDMA;

• Edward Evan Branen, 38, an inmate at the Chatham County Detention Center, charged with
Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of
Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; Possession of a Firearm
by an Illegal Drug User; Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine; and Possession
of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime;

• Marquise Byrd, 29, an inmate at the Effingham County Jail, charged with Conspiracy to Possess
with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and
Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; four counts of Possession of a Firearm by a
Convicted Felon; Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin; Possession of a Firearm in
Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime;

• Nathan Coughlin, 35, an inmate at the Chatham County Detention Center, charged with
Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of
Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; two counts of
Distribution of Methamphetamine; Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and
Alprazolam;
• Jacqueline Echols, a/k/a “Jackie,” 35, of Savannah, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities
of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine;

• Danielle Edgerton, 34, of Bloomingdale, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin,
MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Lee Allen Edwards, 38, of Fleming, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin,
MDMA, and Alprazolam; two counts of Distribution of Methamphetamine; Possession of a
Firearm by an Illegal Drug User; and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking
Crime;

• Thomas Logan Edwards, 38, of Fleming, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin,
MDMA, and Alprazolam; and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon;

• Yesica Garcia, 28, an inmate at the Jones County Jail, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities
of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Joshua Griffin, a/k/a “Dough Boy,” 35, of Savannah, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities
of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon;

• William Hamilton, a/k/a “Hambone,” 40, of Guyton, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess
with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and
Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• April Hardy, 36, of Savannah, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and
to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and
Alprazolam; and Possession with Intent to Distribute 5 Grams or More of Methamphetamine;

• Holly Heddle, a/k/a “Goldie Locks,” 27, of Pooler, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities
of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; and three counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted
Felon;

• Christopher Grass, a/k/a “Chris Lane,” a/k/a “Joker,” 36, of Hinesville, Ga., charged with
Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of
Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Dustin Lax, a/k/a “Wingnut,” a/k/a “Tyrone White,” 45, an inmate at Wilcox State
Prison, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams
or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;
• Craig Mitchell, a/k/a “Rojo,” 46, an inmate at Georgia Department of Corrections Milledgeville,
charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More
of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Pratt Mitchell, 40, of Bloomingdale, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin,
MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Ruth Monje, a/k/a “CC,” 28, an inmate at the Jones County Jail, charged with Conspiracy to
Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and
Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Jesse Myers, 37, of Bloomingdale, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin,
MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Ashley Renee Parrish, a/k/a “Kickin Renee,” 35, of Savannah, charged with Conspiracy to
Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and
Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or
More of Methamphetamine; Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Drug User; Possession of a
Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; Possession with Intent to Distribute 5 Grams
or More of Methamphetamine; and two counts of Distribution of 5 Grams or More of
Methamphetamine;

• Justin Path, a/k/a “JP,” a/k/a “Sherm,” 29, an inmate at the Chatham County Detention Center,
charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More
of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Jonathan Richardson, a/k/a “G,” 37, of Savannah, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities
of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• David Hamilton Sharpe, a/k/a “David Dukkedoff,” 27, of Augusta, charged with Conspiracy to
Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and
Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; and Possession with Intent to Distribute
Methamphetamine;

• Michael Brandon Sharpe, 44, of Pembroke, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent
to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of
Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;

• Kristin Sheppard, a/k/a “Kristin Shine,” a/k/a “K Shine,” 30, an inmate at the Chatham County
Detention Center, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute
50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam;
and Possession with Intent to Distribute 5 Grams or More of Methamphetamine;

• Heather Sloan, a/k/a “Honey,” a/k/a “Penny,” a/k/a “Marie,” 34, an inmate at the Chatham
County Detention Center, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to
Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and
Alprazolam;

• Austin Tyler Todd, a/k/a “Mario,” 31, an inmate at Lee State Prison, charged with Conspiracy to
Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and
Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; and Possession with Intent to Distribute 50
Grams or More of Methamphetamine and a Quantity of Heroin;

• Reannon Warnock, 25, an inmate at the Chatham County Jail, charged with Conspiracy to
Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and
Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; and Possession with Intent to Distribute
Methamphetamine;

• Michael Travis Williams, a/k/a “Trap,” 37, an inmate at Lee State Prison, charged with
Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of
Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam; Possession with Intent
to Distribute MDMA; Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or More of
Methamphetamine; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; and Possession of a Firearm
in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; and,

• Jose Zepeda, 35, an inmate at the Jones County Jail, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities
of Heroin, MDMA, and Alprazolam.

A 24-count indictment in the Savannah Division in Operation Krack Down I charges 17 defendants:

• Beth Roberson, 35, of Richmond Hill, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin
and Cocaine, a charge that carries a penalty of up to life in prison;

• William Carl Roberson, a/k/a “CJ,” 44, of Richmond Hill, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess
with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine, and
Quantities of Heroin and Cocaine;

• Dodge Roberson, 43, of Midway, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin
and Cocaine;

• Elizabeth Ashlee Rayman, 28, of Ludowici, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent
to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of
Heroin and Cocaine; and two counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine;

• Deron Hopkins, a/k/a “Big D,” 33, of Hinesville, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with
Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities
of Heroin and Cocaine; two counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute 5 Grams or More of
Methamphetamine; and Possession of a Firearm by an Illegal Drug User;

• Trevor Blount, 30, of Fleming, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute
and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin and
Cocaine; and National Firearms Registration (alleging possession of an unregistered, sawed-off
shotgun);

• Michael Haggerty, 34, of Hinesville, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and Quantities of Heroin
and Cocaine; Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine; Possession of
Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; and two counts of Possession with Intent to
Distribute Methamphetamine;

• Almon Drew Burchfield, a/k/a “Drewdog,” 46, of Ludowici, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to
Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and
Quantities of Heroin and Cocaine; and Possession with Intent to Distribute 5 Grams or More of
Methamphetamine;

• Zachary Taylor, 36, of Glennville, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin and Cocaine; and Possession with Intent
to Distribute Methamphetamine;

• Kelly Taylor, 39, of Glennville, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute
and to Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin and Cocaine; and Possession with Intent to
Distribute Methamphetamine;

• John Hope Jr., 26, of Townsend, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and a quantity of Heroin
and Cocaine; and with Interference with Commerce by Robbery, Possession of a Firearm During
and in Relation to a Crime of Violence, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm. The latter charges
stem from the Jan. 3, 2020, armed robbery of the El Cheapo Gas Station in Riceboro, Ga.;

• Cruz Lawson, 33, of Jesup, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and
to Distribute methamphetamine, Heroin and Cocaine; and Possession with Intent to Distribute
Methamphetamine, Heroin and Cocaine;

• Byron Anderson, 48, of Hinesville, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute methamphetamine, Heroin and Cocaine; and Possession with Intent
to Distribute Methamphetamine;

• Myra Prevatt, 34, of Townsend, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and a quantity of Heroin
and Cocaine; Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine; Possession of
Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; and three counts of Possession with Intent
to Distribute Methamphetamine;

• Steven Odum, 34, of Florala, Ala., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute
and to Distribute methamphetamine, Heroin and Cocaine; Possession with Intent to Distribute
Methamphetamine; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; and
Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon;

• Rosaleen Behnke, a/k/a “Leena,” 40, listed as homeless, charged with Conspiracy to Possess
with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and a
quantity of Heroin and Cocaine; Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine; and
Possession with Intent to Distribute 5 Grams or More of Methamphetamine; and,

• Tyler Marshall, 26, of Townsend, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine, and a quantity of Heroin
and Cocaine; and with Interference with Commerce by Robbery in relation to the Jan. 3, 2020,
armed robbery of the El Cheapo Gas Station in Riceboro, Ga.

A nine-count indictment in the Brunswick Division in Operation Krack Down II charges eight
defendants:

• Kayode Davis, a/k/a “Yodi,” 30, of Atlanta, charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin, Possession with Intent to Distribute
5 Grams or More of Methamphetamine and a Quantity of Heroin; and Possession of a Firearm in
Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime;

• Bradley Harrison, 25, of Brunswick, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin; False Statements During Purchase
of a Firearm; and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon;

• Tyler Woodcock, 26, of Jesup, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute
and to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin; and Possession with Intent to Distribute 5
Grams or More of Methamphetamine and a Quantity of Heroin;

• Bradley Scott, 28, of Jesup, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute
and to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon;
and Possession with Intent to Distribute Hydromorphone;

• Jesse Grossman, 34, of Jesup, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute
and to Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin; Possession with Intent to Distribute 5 Grams or
More of Methamphetamine and a Quantity of Heroin; and,

• Brittney Goodbread, 35, of Brunswick, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to
Distribute and to Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin; False Statement During Purchase of
a Firearm; and Transfer of a Firearm to a Convicted Felon.

Four additional defendants were indicted on separate federal charges related to the investigations,
including:

• Brian Sasser, 42, of Richmond Hill, Ga., charged with two counts of Possession of a Firearm by a
Convicted Felon.

• Brittny Hilton, 24, of Fleming, Ga., charged with two counts of False Statement During Purchase
of a Firearm; and two counts of Transfer of a Firearm to a Prohibited Person.

• Amanda Orrell, 40, of Savannah, charged with False Statement During Purchase of a Firearm;
and Transfer of a Firearm to a Prohibited Person.

• Dederick Bryant, a/k/a “Hinesville D,” a/k/a “D,” 33, of Hinesville, Ga., charged with Distribution
of Methamphetamine; and Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.

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