The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Wright County Sheriff’s Office, Ozark County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Ava Police Department conducted a Drug Interdiction saturation patrol on 5 Highway from Mansfield to Gainesville on May 28, 2021. During this saturation there were a total of 87 traffic stops made resulting in 8 arrests and 80 warnings for various traffic violations. This saturation patrol utilized both Douglas County K-9 Units, Ozark County K-9 Unit, Howell County K-9 Unit and Oregon County K-9 Unit. All three County Sheriffs would like to thank Howell County and Oregon County K-9 units for their assistance.
The following subjects were arrested on May 28,2021.
Nathan Coxson – Possession of Controlled Substance, DWLS, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Angela Frisby – Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Trenton Hoover – No Valid License
Tracy Horton– No Valid License
Benjamin Jackson- Possession of Controlled Substance
Stacey Laird-Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Michael Payne-FTA Warrant
Beau Sentinella-Operating Motor Vehicle without Valid Driver’s License – 1st offense
Sheriff Degase advised that additional multi-agency interdictions are planned in the near future. “ I feel this was a successful operation for many reasons. There were no fatalities along 5 Highway this holiday season and I would like to believe that high visibility patrol played a part in that. As for the drug interdiction, even though we did not seize any large quantities of illegal drugs, 5 Highway is known as a major drug corridor and we will do our best to change that and deter illegal narcotics from traveling through our counties. I would like to personally thank all the agencies that participated in this effort.”
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