The call was taken by Martin, a sheriff's deputy. 2018-2023 BY BTW21, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In April 1996, Cassell had his first brush with national exposure when U.S. News & World Report ran a lengthy article about Sandy Level (pop. Floyd Valdez Dillard, 48, on or about Feb. 17, felonious violation of the habitual offender act-second or subsequent offense. Besides the sheriff, those named in the indictment include a captain, three sergeants, eight deputies -- including two vice officers -- a former employee of the U.S. postal service and a former probation officer. "It is disgraceful corruption," U.S. Attorney John L. Brownlee said. All three are in custody in North Carolina on unrelated charges. He admitted to Reed's allegations and agreed to wear a wire to record conversations with his former colleagues. 27 people were named in the 123 indictments. Along with his imposing height, Cassell had a cool, unflappable style that gave an impression that the former Virginia state trooper ruled his office with a sure hand. Alonzo Clayborne Thomas, 38, on or about Aug. 25, shoplifting-third or subsequent offense. ", A Martinsville Circuit Court grand jury handed down 56 certified indictments against 34 people on Monday.There were 74 direct indictments that, EDITORS NOTE: The Martinsville Bulletin reports arrest reports in Martinsville, Henry and Patrick counties, except some juvenile cases and tr, The New College Institute (NCI) had applied for $175,000 in state funding to begin a new lab school, but earlier this month the Department of . Their 7-year-old son, Hunter, idolized his father, often carrying a tin of bubble gum in his hip pocket to imitate his father's snuff, another neighbor said. Gregory Clark Childress, 47, on or about Jan. 25, prescription fraud. The county's textile and furniture industries have seen better times, and its unemployment rate is higher than the state average. The result was a 48-count indictment unsealed Thursday with the arrests of longtime Sheriff Harold Franklin Cassell and 17 others. There were 26 direct indictments and they are as follows: 31-year-old Mason Tyler Brown was indicted for possession of a firearm by felon within 10 years, reckless handling of a firearm on or about December 16, 31-year-old Justin Lawrence Carter was indicted for breaking and entering building with intent to commit larceny on or about December 12, 35-year-old Jessica Lauren Brooks Dudley was indicted for possession of methamphetamine on or about July 22, 39-year-old Jonika Aekia Giles was indicted for false statement to a firearm dealer, attempt to possess firearm by convicted felon on or about September 24, 20-year-old Isaiah Catrell Hairston was indicted for false statement to a firearm dealer on or about July 14, 39-year-old Jennifer Taylor Jefferson was indicted for involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving on or about December 17, 29-year-old Jodie Noel Joyce was indicted for distribution of methamphetamine on or about August 24, 35-year-old Tiffany Latrelle Mays was indicted for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm while possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and endanger life of a child on or about January 28, 33-year-old Ronald Lee Mundy was indicted for grand larceny on or about July 12, 2019, 23-year-old Devon Alexander Pilson was indicted for possession of methamphetamine on or about July 31, 48-year-old Samuel Lee Price was indicted for possession of methamphetamine on or about December 1, 2019, 59-year-old David Allen Simpkins was indicted for robbery, use of a deadly weapon, use of firearm in the commission of a felony - second or subsequent offense and brandish a firearm on or about September 17, 28-year-old Troy Andrew Spencer was indicted for possession of fentanyl on or about October 20, 31-year-old Princetta Naikeih Swanson was indicted for identity fraud between October 6, 2019 and November 1, credit card fraud between October 6, 2019 and April 6 and between August 1, 2019 and February 1, 2020, 33-year-old Leslie Perdue Upchurch was indicted for possession of fentanyl on or about November 15, 24-year-old Russell David Worley was indicted for shoplifting $1,000 or more on or about September 23. FBI agents have emerged from the sheriff's office to talk and then leave for the back entrances of the sheriff's office, where officials were moving in and out. Vaught further said that he, Martin and David Allen King, a vice officer and school resource officer with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, engaged in several illegal transactions involving the distribution of cocaine, crack, marijuana and steroids, the release and indictment state. Philip Cody Franklin, 32, on or about March 11, breaking and entering a dwelling with intent to commit larceny, grand larceny. o.receiveIabMessage,(o.win.attachEvent||o.win.addEventListener)("message",o.win.receiveOTMessage,!1))},this.addFrame=function(){var e=o.win.document,t=! Dustin Allen Dillon, 32, on or about Feb. 27, eluding police-speed 20 mph or more over limit. Steven Fitzgerald McRae Jr., 35, on or about Sept 7, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute-third or subsequent offense, possession of heroin with intent to distribute-third or subsequent offense, possession of acetaminophen and hydrocodone, possession of a firearm while possessing schedule I/II controlled substances, possession of buprenoprhine and naloxone, possession of clonazepam and felon carrying a concealed weapon. A dozen of them wore or had worn the uniform of the Henry. if (typeof window.registerDisplay !== "function") { It is a grand jury's determination that enough evidence exists to hold a trial. Arvie Maurice Oakes was indicted for false statement to a firearm dealer on or about November 21 and possession of methamphetamine on or about November 22, 25-year-old Bryan Patrick O'Leary was indicted for possession of methamphetamine, possession of cocaine, possession of fentanyl, possession of heroin on or about December 19 Katrina Danielle Barbour Secrest, 37, on or about June 16, 2019, possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. It used to boast it was the "sweatshirt capital of the world," according to The Associated Press. A Middleman Is StungThe case began in March 2005, when the Drug Enforcement Administration's Philadelphia office, while investigating online drug trafficking, alerted agents in Roanoke that an express mail package was headed to a Martinsville residence with two kilograms of ketamine. Brad Martin took the call and shared the information with King and Vaught, the release and indictment state. Stephen Allen Workman, 58, on or about June 27, shoplifting-third or subsequent offense. The house also was used by other members of the sheriff's office for parties and extramarital trysts, the federal indictment states. "Police officers who believe they are above the law are acting lawlessly, and this can never be tolerated," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Charles Cunningham. Vaught resigned from the department soon after Reed's arrest and, a few months later, agreed to cooperate with investigators. Michael Jonathan Bousman Anderson, 20, on or about June 24, attempted malicious wounding. The indictment issued by the United State District Court Western Division in Roanoke names the following people: Robert Keith Adams - sergeant with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Jason Allen Burton - deputy with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Harold Franklin Cassell - sheriff of the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Cornelia Bryant Cox - deputy with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Kandy D. Hubbard DeShazo - employee of the United States Postal Office, Walter R. Hairston - deputy with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, James Harold Keaton - captain and the current major with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, David Allan King - vice officer and a school resource officer with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Bradley Scott Martin - deputy with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Patrick David Martin - sergeant and vice officer with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Steven Varion Preston - deputy with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Carlton Arnez Riley - state probation officer in Henry County, Jonathan K. Roberson - deputy with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, James Alden Vaught - sergeant with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, Travis Todd Wilkins - vice officer with the Henry County Sheriff's Office. Earlier in the morning, a helicopter brought in the Superintendent of the Virginia State Police Department and an FBI special agent. Fredrick Kunkle is a reporter on the Metro desk. But Brownlee also indicated in the press release that the murders of Michael, Mary and Jennifer Short remained unsolved and that the joint federal, state and local investigation into the case is ongoing. Federal agents went after Vaught next. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Now, the indictment of the county sheriff and 12 former and current deputies in a drug-trafficking ring has only deepened the gloom. 69-year-old suffers stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. Kasie Taylor Cannaday, 32, on or about Dec. 19, conspiracy to distribute buprenorphine and naloxone, attempting to deliver drugs to an inmate. Martinsville, VA 24112-3966 Prospective contestants for all age divisions must submit their application to Henry County Parks and Recreation by May 26. The case was investigated by the Virginia State Police, the DEA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Henry County Sheriff's Office under investigation; 20 indicted. 1 ranking in country, Radford coach Darris Nichols apologizes for DUI. Postal Inspection Service. Specifically, the grand jury alleged that on Feb. 24, 2006, Cassell attempted to help Vaught give $10,000 of known drug proceeds the appearance of legitimacy by cosigning for a loan for Vaught, the release states. Dytanya Feshawn Porter, 42, on or about Feb. 9, felonious violation of the habitual offender act-second or subsequent offense. "There may be some openings in the sheriff's department," chimed in Junior Agee, 73, a retired trucker from Eden, N.C. A federal grand jury in Abingdon has charged Henry County Sheriff H.F. "Frank" Cassell and 12 former and current employees with participating in a criminal enterprise that dealt in cocaine, marijuana, steroids and ketamine, a powerful tranquilizer implicated in date-rape cases. Others are accused of distributing steroids and weapons, including a machine gun with an obliterated serial number. CONTACT. The registration period for the 2023 Miss Henry County Fair Pageant is now open. Reed said he paid Vaught in cash and ketamine to use the residence as a drug drop, according to the indictment. He and his wife, Tammy, a registered nurse at Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden, N.C., live in a brick house on a wooded hilltop in Ridgeway. Instead, according to the indictment, Cassell tipped off targets of the investigation, lied to investigators and helped Vaught launder drug profits. The slaying of Michael Wayne Short, 50, his wife, Mary Hall Short, 36, and their daughter, Jennifer, 9, remains unsolved, and the investigation is continuing, Brownlee said. }; Anthony Kevin Duggins, 45, on or about Dec. 4, petit larceny-third or subsequent offense. A helicopter lands at the Henry County Administration building. DEA agents made a controlled delivery of the ketamine to the Martinsville home and arrested William Randall Reed and charged him with illegal possession with intent to distribute ketamine, the release states. "He had this real stone-faced scowl," said Bill Wyatt, owner of two radio stations in Martinsville. Christopher Leon Wells, 55, on or about Dec. 22, felonious violation of the habitual offender act-second or subsequent offense. Cassell has been the sheriff of Henry County since 1992 . Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. The Henry County Sheriff's Office has concluded an undercover narcotics operation. The 48-count indictment was issued by a grand jury in Abingdon on Tuesday. Please subscribe to keep reading. Richard Wade Isom, III, 54, on or about Jan. 17, reckless driving. A father of three who spent 11 years on the force, Vaught, 33, was snared early in the investigation. Cassell, whose portrait hangs in headquarters opposite those of deputies killed in the line of duty, announced his retirement Monday from his $90,000-a-year post. May 16, 2022 0 A total of 87 indictments were issued Monday by a Henry County Grand Jury: 48 certified indictments and 39 direct indictments. !o.win.frames[o.LOCATOR_NAME];if(!t)if(e.body){var i=e.createElement("iframe");i.style.cssText="display:none",i.name=o.LOCATOR_NAME,i.setAttribute("title","TCF Locator"),e.body.appendChild(i)}else setTimeout(o.addFrame,5);return!t},this.receiveIabMessage=function(a){var n="string"==typeof a.data,e={};try{e=n?JSON.parse(a.data):a.data}catch(e){}if(e&& Use tab to navigate through the menu items. But along the Smith River and the streets of several surrounding towns, there is an unrelenting grayness of abandoned textile mills, boarded-up furniture plants and empty businesses for sale or lease. "We need some jobs.". The result was a 48-count indictment unsealed Thursday with the arrests of longtime Sheriff Harold Franklin Cassell and 17 others. The undercover bust was a joint operation involving the Martinsville Police . The Shorts were found shot to death in their Oak Level home on Aug. 15, 2002; their daughter's skelatal remains were found in Rockingham County, N.C., on Sept. 25, 2002. Agents set up a sting for the intended recipient, who told them that he was renting the house from Vaught and acting as a middleman in their drug deals. "He's out there doing the same thing he locked people up for! As a result of this drug operation, a Henry County Grand Jury issued indictments on May 17, 2021. Oscar Justic Hankins, 43, on or about March 22, shoplifting-third or subsequent offense. Henry Circuit Court 21st Judicial Circuit of Virginia Circuit Courts Informational Pamphlet Clerk Hon. The grand jury alleges that King, who once supervised the sheriff's office vice unit, took drugs seized by the office and falsified destruction orders for them, the release and indictment state. HENRY COUNTY, VA - Monday, a Henry County grand jury returned 65 indictments. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. He bought several pieces of heavy machinery and owned dozens of rental houses, according to neighbors and transcripts. There were 39 regular indictments and they are as follows: 40-year-old Joshua Adam Baker was indicted for strangulation of family/household member on or about August 13, Christopher Fredrick Belcher was indicted for two counts of failure to appear on or about September 23, 24-year-old Nicholas Eric Cahoon was indicted for two counts failure to appear on or about December 11, 31-year-old Justin Lawrence Carter was indicted for petit larceny - third or subsequent offense on or about December 12, shoplifting - third or subsequent offense on or about January 27, 32-year-old Tamara Faye Catron was indicted for strangulation of family/household member on or about February 11, 2020, 26-year-old Geno Antonio Clark Jr. was indicted for robbery, use of deadly weapon, use of firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by violent felon on or about August 17, 41-year-old James Alan Dillon was indicted for petit larceny - third or subsequent offense on or about August 31, 35-year-old Jessica Lauren Brooks Dudley was indicted for shoplifting - third or subsequent offense on or about July 22, 44-year-old Janee Rachelle Hudgins was indicted for grand larceny on or about July 7, 43-year-old Donovan Ray Jordan was indicted for remove/alter vehicle identification number on or about September 1, 28-year-old Kasie Lane Joyce was indicted for failure to appear on or about December 11, 46-year-old Michael Randall Lamkin was indicted for elude police and endanger life of a child on or about December 20, 27-year-old Candace Michelle Lawson was indicted for grand larceny of a motor vehicle, larceny of a firearm on or about March 13, 2020, 43-year-old Kenneth Ray Lockhart was indicted for elude police on or about November 28, 25-year-old Dustin Ray Matherly was indicted for escaping from custody on or about December 16, 39-year-old Larry Derand McLaughlin was indicted for possession of ammunition by felon on or about November 19, 39-year-old Guy Leonard Myers Jr. was indicted for failure to appear on or about September 1 43-year-old Calvin Edward Cabiness, of Martinsville, was indicted for malicious wounding on April 3. 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"DEA joins with the Virginia State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Today, in the wake of the indictment, the sheriff's office is being run by the Virginia State police. pbExternalResourcesLoaded.push("/pb/resources/js/jqModal.js?_\x3d26a28");pbExternalResourcesLoaded.push("/pb/resources/js/utils/mobile-detection-classes.js?_\x3d454aa");pbExternalResourcesLoaded.push("/pb/resources/js/plugins/plugin.jquery.cookie-1.0.0.js?_\x3db8874");pbExternalResourcesLoaded.push("/pb/resources/js/plugins/plugin.jquery.in-viewport-1.0.0.js?_\x3dbddae");pbExternalResourcesLoaded.push("/pb/resources/js/utils/syncRplampr.js?_\x3dcde33");pbExternalResourcesLoaded.push("/pb/resources/js/utils/trigger.js?_\x3d48057"); Registration open for 3rd Annual Miss Henry County Fair Pageant HENRY COUNTY, VA - On Tuesday, January 19, a Henry County Grand Jury issued 129 indictments. Reed also told authorities that he had helped Vaught sell cocaine the deputy had seized from a suspect. The house served as a drop site for drugs and a trysting place for deputies who were cheating on their spouses. In 2001, a DEA agent from Texas called the sheriff's office to advise it that a drug ledger had been seized that indicated shipments of drugs were being delivered to a "Brad Martin's" house in Martinsville, the release and indictment state. Locals have been mesmerized -- a radio station spent hours regaling listeners with information gleaned from recordings in the case -- and disgusted, too. A Henry County grand jury indicted 44 people on 123 felony charges. As yellow ribbons and posters flooded the area, Cassell's calm, Southern drawl became a regular presence on cable TV and morning talk shows. It is a grand jury's determination that enough evidence exists to hold a trial. Reed also said he helped Vaught sell two kilograms of cocaine that Vaught allegedly seized from a drug dealer while on duty with the sheriff's office, the release states. Indictments are not an indication of guilt. HENRY COUNTY DEPUTY CHARGED WITH STRANGULATION Local News MAN IDENTIFIED IN PATRICK COUNTY FIRE Politics FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS MASK MANDATES IN AIRPORTS Sports A EARNHARDT WILL BE DRIVING #3 AGAIN Crime HIGH SPEED CHASE RESULTS IN MURDER CHARGE Crime CAR FIGHT LEADS TO SHOOTING IN HENRY COUNTY Local News KIMBERLY VAN SCOY LEAVES WXII Politics An even bigger case came in August 2002 with the murder of a local couple in Bassett and the disappearance of their 9-year-old daughter, Jennifer Short. The only person of interest ever publicly named in connection to the Short case, Gary Storm Bowman, 68, of Stoneville, N.C., said he knew nothing about the indictments when he was reached at his home today. Michael Wayne Upchurch, 32, on or about May 7, possession of fentanyl, possession of methamphetamine. Mailing AddressP.O. Charles Andrew Bolling, 41, on or about Aug. 2, felon carrying a concealed weapon, possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Another man, Tony Lee Epperson, was charged with lying to investigators. Cassell, a 68-year-old grandfather who planned to retire after his current term, is charged with looking the other way, covering up and lying to federal investigators. Austin Holland Pace was indicted for abduction on or about November 23, 57-year-old Douglas Wayne Pendleton was indicted for violation of the habitual offender act - second or subsequent offense, 49-year-old Timothy Glen Short was indicted for two counts of assault and batter law enforcement officer on or about November 2, 35-year-old Heather Jo Smith was indicted for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on or about September 2, 27-year-old Lucas Aaron Stone was indicted for possession of methamphetamine, possession of heroin on or about January 10, 48-year-old Larry Vernell Terrell Jr. was indicted for strangulation of family/household member on or about July 19, 33-year-old John Matthew Wingfield was indicted for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on or about September 8, 934 Memorial Blvd N, Martinsville, VA 24112. 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Pepper Hayzlett Boyd aka Pepper Leann Hayzlett, 41, between Aug. 21 and Sept. 12, larceny of checks, on or about Aug. 22, two counts obtaining money by false pretense, on or about Sept. 12, and eight counts of identity fraud, uttering a forged check and forgery. DeArlejay Phillip Hodge, 32, on or about March 23, possess marijuana with intent to distribute. Thursday morning in Henry County, a mass of people gathered at the Henry County Sherrif's Office on Kings Mountain Road where several Virginia State Police and FBI officials were present. "These were drugs and guns that were seized as part of their law enforcement duties that were then stolen from the property room and put back out on the streets," U.S. Attorney John L. Brownlee said. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). CNN.com gives you the latest stories and video from the around the world, with in-depth coverage of U.S. news, politics, entertainment, health, crime, tech and more. (CNN) -- The investigation that exposed an allegedly corrupt Virginia sheriff's department began with a package containing vials of a date-rape drug. According to the indictment, since 1998 some sworn officers, employees and associates of the sheriff's office allegedly engaged in a continuous scheme to steal narcotics, firearms and other contraband from the seized evidence property room. James A. Vaught. "/> window.commercialNode="/local";window.has_fusion_version=false; Shauntia Monique Helms, 22, on or about June 13, 2019, felony failure to appear. Robert Glenn Wagoner Jr., 37, on or about Aug. 25, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Mar 11, 2022 0 Two men indicted Monday by the Henry County grand jury on sex crimes are behind bars after being arrested on warrants Thursday morning by Henry County sheriff's deputies.. It is. HENRY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - 72 people face 184 felony charges in Henry County after an undercover narcotics operation. HARDSHIP IS NOT UNCOMMON IN VIRGINIA'S RURAL HENRY COUNTY. The canine handler for the sheriff's office, Walter R. Hairston, periodically received drugs to train drug-smelling dogs, the release states. // removed iab_banner to support gradual rollout. Paul Travis Edwards, 42, between June 25, 2016, and June 24, 2019, nine counts of aggravated sexual battery by parent. According to the indictment, Cornelia Bryant Cox, Keaton, King and Patrick David Martin allegedly stole firearms, money, electronic equipment, illegal drugs or other items from the evidence seized by the sheriff's office. Officers of the DEA and the Virginia State Police maintain vigilance outside the Henry County Sheriff's Office. 69-year-old suffers stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. The indictment says the corruption had been going on since 1998. Daniel Joseph Gagne Jr., 32, on or about Jan. 2, grand larceny. 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