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DDCC09-29

September 29, 2005



EMPHASIS: Arrests for Distribution of a Controlled Substance





Captain Ronald K. Replogle, Director of the Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC), announces as a result of a one-year joint undercover narcotics investigation, the Mustang Drug Task Force, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Columbia Police Department, and the Boone County Sheriff’s Department have arrested 20 subjects for Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Marijuana, Cocaine, and Crack Cocaine.



A total of 34 subjects have been named in this investigation and more arrests are expected in the future. Those arrested during this investigation are:



Timothy Lee Brown, age 21, Columbia, Missouri

Kenneth Eugene Butler II, age 42, Columbia, Missouri

Rodney Eugene Cunningham, age 29, Columbia, Missouri

Bobby Jermain Dawson, age 24, Columbia, Missouri

Marc Lawrence Jaxon, age 42, Columbia, Missouri

Robert Junior Johnson, age 27, Columbia, Missouri

Ginger Dawn Lindsey, age 22, Columbia, Missouri

Robert Eugene McTye, age 28, Columbia, Missouri

Garrett Murray, age 25, Columbia, Missouri

John Edward Peoples, age 53, Columbia, Missouri

Darrin Dwayne Pitts, age 34, Columbia, Missouri

Robert Antonio Reid, age 29, Columbia, Missouri

Eugene Bradley Smith, age 23, Columbia, Missouri

Udell Justin Smith, age 18, Columbia, Missouri

Terry Dwayne Triblett, age 26, Columbia, Missouri

Charles Roland Turner, age 48, Columbia, Missouri

Antonio Vaughn, age 26, Columbia, Missouri

Michael Joseph Williams, age 27, Columbia, Missouri

Benjamin Lee Williams, age 19, Columbia, Missouri

John James Williams, age 31, Columbia, Missouri



The above charges are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.