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The Kentucky State Police, Russell County Sheriff’s Office,Russell Springs Police Department, Members of the Columbia Police Department, Russell County Attorneys Office, Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, and K-9s from both agencies, and other Law Enforcement Agencies were involved in a Drug Trafficking Round-Up along with other warrants, that started at 5:00amCT on 7/10/2024.
Multiple Search Warrants in Russell County alone has resulted in stolen items and firearms being recovered. Tips processed by local agencies were passed on to the Drug Investigations Section of the Kentucky State Police. Lengthy investigations by undercover officers from the Kentucky State Police resulted in the following individuals being arrested, with some of those being served with additional warrants and additional charges. Also, numerous other warrants were served on other individuals during the Round-Up besides the ones in the original investigations.
The following individuals were arrested throughout the day with some being released shortly after being taken into custody.
- Mark Wilson
- Thomas Fields
- Eddie Douglas
- Yevonda Popplewell
- Lagena Bottoms
- Makenzie Goodson
- Matthew Burton &
- Jeremie Graham
The following individuals were already incarcerated and served with additional sealed indictments:
- Minnie Peterson
- Kolby Conner
- Noah Rexroat
- Tony Brummett &
- Leandra Henry
Additional warrants were served in neighboring counties and more arrests are forthcoming as some individuals could not be located.
If anyone has any information on drug trafficking or any suspicious activity in your neighborhood, please call the Russell County Sheriffs Office Drug Tip-Line at 270-343-8116, Dispatch at 270-343-6600, or any Law Enforcement agency. All callers will remain anonymous. The Sheriff’s Office appreciates all of the tips that come in as we all work together as a team to combat drugs in our community.
We also extend a heartfelt thank you to the KSP undercover officers for their undercover work that has been done in Russell County over the past several years; you know who you are. Small departments don’t have the manpower, money or the resources to do all the things that has to be done in Drug Round-Ups, especially when answering calls for service. More work needs to be done, and is being done behind the scenes.
Sheriff Polston said he appreciates all of his deputies who helped with the Drug Round-Up, with some coming in on their day off and others cutting vacations short. Some worked over just to help out (Meyer, Bunch, Bradshaw, Phipps, Barber, Greer, Parrish, Sinclair, Bolin, and Blakey).
