Twenty-one defendants have been indicted as a result of multi-agency drug trafficking investigation Operation Wynner Storm.
The operation was initiated by Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and coordinated through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF).
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According to David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, the purpose of this operation was to target gang-related drug trafficking in the Wilkes, Lincoln and McDuffie County areas.
The primary charge in the indictment, Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana — if convicted — carries a statutory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and fines of up to $10 million, followed by a minimum of five years supervised release.
The federal system has no option for parole.
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“On behalf of local law enforcement and the good citizens of Wilkes County, we appreciate the hard work by the Safe Streets Task Force in making all of Wilkes County a safer place to live,” said Mark Moore, Sheriff of Wilkes County.
The 51-count indictment found in USA v. Wynn et al., Operation Wynner Storm details a conspiracy going back as far as April 2019, including plans for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine or 500 grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, along with cocaine and marijuana.
Eight guns were also seized during the investigation and many of the defendants are charged with illegal firearms possession.
“ATF will continue to dedicate federal resources in conjunction with crucial federal and local law enforcement partners to the pursuit of eradicating and forestalling criminal activity in communities we serve,” said Beau Kolodka, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Those charged in Operation Wynner Storm and their charges include:
· Exjaben Demontaz Hardman, a/k/a “Zay,” 42, of Washington, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; Using or Maintaining a Drug Premises; and 24 counts of Use of Communication Facility, a charge related to the use of telephones to facilitate the conspiracy;
· Sherman Redzuees Blackmon, a/k/a “Shorty P,” 42, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and four counts of Use of Communication Facility;
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· Paul Mickel McKittrick, a/k/a “Mike,” 40, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; and 12 counts of Use of Communication Facility;
· Calvin Terrill Wynn, a/k/a “Swang Lo,” a/k/a “Lo,” 33, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and three counts of Distribution of 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine;
· Timothy Derrick Pettus, a/k/a “TP,” 53, of Duluth, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and three counts of Use of Communication Facility;
· William Daniel Mason, 52, an inmate at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; and two counts of Use of Communications Facility;
· Amanda Kirkland Smith, 40, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana;
· Derrick Demond Barnett, a/k/a “DB,” 44, an inmate at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; and two counts of Use of Communication Facility;
· Jermaine Wingfield, a/k/a “J-Chunk,” 32, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and two counts of Use of Communication Facility;
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· Roger Levar Powell, a/k/a “P,” 44, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; and two counts of Use of Communication Facility;
· Stevie Lamar Shank, 49, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana, and two counts of Use of Communication Facility;
· Elijah Abdullah Davis, 35, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and one count of Use of Communication Facility;
· Willie Fitzgerald Young, 51, of Rayle, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and three counts of Use of Communication Facility;
· William Paul Murray, 66, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; Using or Maintaining a Drug Premises; and one count of Use of Communication Facility;
· Lindsey Harris Andrews, 37, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and two counts of Use of Communication Facility;
· Lila Marie Quarles, a/k/a “Lila Dawkins,” 41, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and two counts of Use of Communication Facility;
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· Cynthia Leigh McCarty, 54, Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and two counts of Use of Communication Facility;
· Demetrius Antonio Perkins, a/k/a “Dee,” 39, an inmate at Riverbend Correctional Facility in Milledgeville, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana;
· Stephanie Marie Adams, 24, of Washington, charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and two counts of Use of Communication Facility;
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· Taylor Ann Marie Farmer, 29, of Crawfordville, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine; and three counts of Use of Communication Facility; and,
· Tracy Reid Moore, a/k/a “T-Mo,” 33, of Athens, Ga., charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Marijuana; and two counts of Use of Communication Facility.
“These indictments are the result of successful collaborative efforts between state, local, and federal agencies,” said Vic Reynolds, Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. “We will continue to work with our partners to investigate drug trafficking and keep Georgia safe.”
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