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I10A08
October 9, 2008

EMPHASIS: Arrests Made Following Drug Investigation In Pulaski County


Captain Luke Vislay, director of the Division of Drug and Crime Control, announces the results of a joint narcotics investigation in Pulaski County.

On October 8, 2008, members of the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group (LANEG), the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the St. Robert Police Department arrested the following subjects for various drug-related felony charges:
1. Charles Reyes, 28, Richland
2. Charles Pitts, 49, Rolla
3. Ronald Carter, 48, Lebanon
4. William Redman, 30, St. Robert
5. William Cooper, 46, Crocker
6. Jennifer Ireland, 25, St. Robert
7. Tracy Miller-Norton, 33, Dixon
8. Joseph Trotter, 28, Laquey
9. Darla Babcock, 36, Waynesville
10. Colleen White, 50, Newburg
11. Larry Sinclair, 46, Dixon

Luke Daniels, 26, of Waynesville, and Jack Claxton, 45, of Lebanon, are currently housed in a Missouri Department of Corrections facility and will be arrested on felony drug-related charges as soon as practicable.

These arrests were the result of both covert and overt investigations conducted by the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department over an eight-month period. Seven additional subjects are being sought on felony charges related to this investigation. As a result of this investigation, a total of 31 felony charges were issued on 20 subjects. These charges varied from sales of a controlled substance, a class B felony, to possession of drug paraphernalia, a class D felony. Although some of the defendants resided outside of the Pulaski County area, all of the above mentioned crimes occurred within Pulaski County. The cash only bond amount for these 20 subjects totaled $460,000. The types of drugs seized during this investigation included methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, and heroin.


The Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group is a multi-jurisdictional drug task force. Its members include the sheriff’s departments of Pulaski, Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Gasconade, and Crawford counties, as well as the Lebanon and Osage Beach police departments. LANEG is governed by a board of directors and is coordinated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The above charges are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of these charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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