ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — 23 people have been arrested as part of Operation Poison Control, an initiative led by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.
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Operation Poison Control had identified a large-scale network of drug suppliers that broke up the drug distribution network in St. Johns County. Besides the 23 arrests, over 320 grams of fentanyl was seized.
See all the subjects below:
𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋: 𝟐𝟑 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝟑𝟎𝟎+ 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝
— St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (@TeamSJSO) March 31, 2025
A year and a half long undercover drug operation by the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office led to 23 arrests and… pic.twitter.com/7HXepJ3N0E
the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office provided the names and charges of each subject. They are:
- Bradley Langley: Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl 4 to 14 grams
- Christina Taylor: Sale of Fentanyl; Sale of Fentanyl within 1,000 Feet of a School
- David Pope: Trafficking in Fentanyl 4-14 grams (2 counts)
- Christy Hall: Sale of Fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a Church
- Christopher Miles: Sale of Fentanyl (2 counts); Sale of Methamphetamine
- Matthew Pasquale: Possession of Fentanyl (Trafficking Amount Located)
- Lisa Wilson: Sale of Fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a School
- Septimus Connor: Trafficking in Fentanyl 4-14 grams
- Lavale McLeod: Sale of Fentanyl (2 counts)
- Katena Tuthill: Sale of Fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a Church
- James Hamlin II: Sale of Fentanyl
- Lawerence Mulligan: Sale of Fentanyl
- Matthew Tanner: Trafficking in Fentanyl over 28 grams; Possession of a Place for Trafficking a Controlled Substance
- Melissa Greene: Sale of Fentanyl
- Corey Williams: Sale of Fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a Church; Sale of Methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a Church
- Vanessa Robidaux: Sale of Fentanyl (2 counts); Possession of Fentanyl (Trafficking Amount Located)
- Ashley McCormick: Sale of Fentanyl (2 counts)
- Harley Waardenburg: Sale of Fentanyl
- Michael Mullins: Trafficking in Fentanyl 4 to 14 grams; Possession of a Place for Trafficking in a Controlled Substance
- Lavoy Bennett: Trafficking in Fentanyl 14 to 28 grams; Trafficking in Fentanyl 4-14 grams
- Sumer Sleap: Trafficking in Fentanyl; Possession of a Place for Trafficking in a Controlled Substance
- Wendell Cox: Trafficking in Fentanyl 14-28 grams (2 counts), Trafficking Fentanyl 4-14 grams (2 counts), Possession of a Place for Trafficking a Controlled Substance, Manslaughter
- Kimberly Curcio: Sale of Fentanyl
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