Following a six-month long investigation, the Christian County Sheriff’s Department reports they have arrested 13 suspects on a long list of drug and weapon charges.
According to a news release, deputies arrested those individuals between February 14 and February 20, as part of a strategic operation to crack down on networks responsible for trafficking in methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and other illicit substances in the community.
Those individuals and their charges include 42-year-old Brian Smith of Hopkinsville for trafficking in meth and trafficking in a controlled substance;
50-year-old Wendy Thompson of Oak Grove on possession of meth, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia charges;
37-year-old Timothy Stanley of Hopkinsville for possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, possession of meth and drug paraphernalia;
25-year-old Octavian Tyler of Hopkinsville for trafficking in Fentanyl;
51-year-old Kacey Castile of Hopkinsville for meth trafficking and possession charges;
35-year-old Joshua Moore of Hopkinsville for trafficking cocaine, trafficking marijuana, possession;
34-year-old Jessica Arbogast of Hopkinsville on charges of possession of meth and drug paraphernalia;
33-year-old John Bilyeu of Crofton for meth trafficking;
26-year-old Douglas King of Hopkinsville for trafficking in a controlled substance;
21-year-old Jadarion Bagwell of Hopkinsville for trafficking in Fentanyl;
44-year-old David Murphy of Hopkinsville for trafficking in a controlled substance, trafficking in methamphetamine;
66-year-old Charles Stanley of Hopkinsville for possession of meth and drug paraphernalia;
35-year-old Andrew Aldridge of Hopkinsville for five counts of trafficking in fentanyl, possession of drug paraphernalia—he is currently in custody in Tennessee and awaiting extradition back to Christian County
Sheriff Tyler DeArmond says, “Our goal is simple: to protect our community from the devastating effects of illegal drugs. These arrests send a clear message—if you choose to distribute poison in Christian County, we will find you, and we will hold you accountable.”