Law enforcement officers from across Southern Indiana participated in a second arrest raid thismorning that resulted in the incarceration of seven suspects who were being sought on drug dealing charges.
Officers with the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department, Jasper Police Department, and HuntingburgPolice Department assisted in the executing the arrest warrants.
As was previously reported, on June 4, 2015, officers began serving arrest warrants on subjects fordrug dealing charges stemming from an investigation known as Operation Double Trouble; 10 individuals were incarcerated in the Dubois County Security Center as a result of arrests made during round oneof the operation.
One warrant issued out of Spencer County remains outstandingat this time.
Wednesdaymorning, officers served sevenarrest warrants as part ofround twoof the operation. Althoughthe name Operation was Double Trouble was chosen back in June 2014 when Narcotics Officer JohnAnderson and Chief Deputy Prosecutor Beth Sermersheim began the investigation, it ended up being afitting choice given that the warrants were served in tworounds.
This approach differs from the one takenwith Operation Big Brother, the first operation undertaken by Anderson and Sermersheim, because 16arrest warrants were served at one time with Operation Big Brother. Operation Double Trouble wasconducted in tworounds at the request of Sheriff Donny Lampert, in order to ease the burden on the Sheriff’sDepartment and on the Dubois County Security Center when the inmates are brought to the jail.
According to Lampert, he believes that tworounds helped to ensure the safety of the community and officers
by limiting the number of high risk arrests taking place at one time. He also believes that tworoundsminimized the costs associated with the arrests by allowing the justice system to absorb the arrests over aperiod of time.
According to Sermersheim, conducting tworounds of arrests rather than one large round-up involvedmore extensive logistical planning due to the coordination of a significant number of officers on two separate dates.
Sermersheim attributed the smoothness of both rounds to the efforts of DetectiveSergeant Tom Kleinhelter. Kleinhelter completed much of the behind-the-scenes planning in bothOperation Big Brother and Operation DoubleTrouble in order to ensure the safe and successful executionof the arrest warrants.
Sermersheim stated that the efforts and cooperation of many people are required tocomplete large-scale operations of this kind. Operation Double Trouble included undercover drug buys ofmethamphetamine, heroin, MDMA, and Schedule II, III and IV controlled substances.
Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Quinn commended both Narcotics Officer Anderson and ChiefDeputy Prosecutor Sermersheim for their hard work and dedication not only in this investigation, but alsoin the work they continue to do on a daily basis. Quinn stated that the abuse and illegal distribution ofcontrolled substances continues to be a problem in Dubois County.
The Dubois County Prosecutor’sOffice will continue to stringently enforce all Indiana dealing statutes, while at the same time looking forways to promote rehabilitation and reduce recidivism in our community.
Thus far, the seven individuals facing charges as part of round twoof Operation Double Troubleinclude:
Michael L. Bryant, Jr., 38, of Huntingburg: one Level 2 felony count of dealing in a narcotic drug (Acetaminophen andHydrocodone); and a Level 4 felony count of dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance(Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone).
Andrew J. Dodd, 50, of Huntingburg: one Class A felony count of dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance (Acetaminophenand Hydrocodone); a Level 2 felony count of dealing in a Schedule III Controlled Substance(Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone); and one count of Habitual Substance Offender
Enhancement.
Trell D. Ferguson, 41, of Huntingburg: a Level 5 felony count of dealing in a Schedule IV Controlled Substance.
Joni N. Goldman, 37, of Huntingburg: a Level 2 felony count of dealing in a narcotic drug (Methadone);and a Level 3 felony count of dealing in a narcotic drug (Methadone).
Adrienne L. Holmes, 31, of Huntingburg: a Level 5 felony count of dealing in methamphetamine.
Shannon “Dean” Tredway, 45, of Huntingburg: A Level 4 felony count of dealing in a narcotic drug (Heroin); and a class A misdemeanor charge of dealing in paraphernalia.
Cary K. Trusty, 68, of Huntingburg: a Level 3 felony count of dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance (Amphetamineand Dextroamphetamine); and a Level 3 felony count of dealing in a Schedule IIControlled Substance (Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine).
In total, felony drug dealing charges against 20 individuals were obtained as part of OperationDouble Trouble. However, only 19 warrants were secured, due to one individual passing away before theDubois County Prosecutor’s Office applied for the warrants.
Here is the story on the first phase of the operation. And here are two more stories:Traffic stop nets ninth Operation Double Trouble arrestandAnother arrest made connected to Operation Double Trouble.
