In January of 2023, a long-term investigation coined “Operation Ice Stone” was put in place to specifically target Methamphetamine dealers within Stone County. Detective Justin Meeks was assigned to this operation under the direction of myself and Chief Deputy Phil Burnham. Over the course of the investigation multiple names was provided to Detective Meeks in connection to the sale and distribution of Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and other dangerous drugs. This operation largely consisted of undercover operations utilizing undercover officers and confidential informants to identify and target those trafficking and selling these deadly substances.
While some parts of this investigation remain ongoing, law enforcement officers from multiple agencies conducted a large-scale county round-up, yesterday June 13th 2024, beginning at 7:00 AM. This round up consisted of serving multiple Search Warrants at residences and locating the individuals that had been formally charged as a result of this operation. As a conclusion, Officers sought to locate and serve warrants on thirty (30) individuals for the sale and distribution of Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, or other dangerous drugs. Of the thirty (30) individuals sought, a portion was already incarcerated on unrelated charges. Individuals with an * were already incarcerated in the Arkansas Department of Corrections or county Jail on unrelated charges.
The Stone County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the assisting agencies in helping make this roundup possible: Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office, Independence County Sheriffs Office, Arkansas Probation and Parole, Arkansas Game and Fish, Mountain View Police Department, Heber Springs Police Department, Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office, Searcy County Sheriffs Office, Arkansas Department of Finance Beverage Control, and Greers Ferry Police Department. I want to say a special thank you to Detective Meeks, who has tirelessly worked to identify and target these dealers. His hard work and relentless pursuit of Methamphetamine dealers during Operation Ice Stone have been phenomenal. I also want to specifically thank all the detectives and deputies of the Stone County Sheriff’s Office as this was a group effort.
The Sheriff’s Office is still looking for 9 individuals in connection with “Operation Ice Stone”, and any information as to their whereabouts can be directed to Detective Justin Meeks at (870) 269-3825. To those 9 individuals, we encourage you to come turn yourself in at the Sheriff’s Office as soon as possible.
To the people that choose to live this lifestyle and sell drugs within Stone County..… this is not the end of this operation but rather the conclusion of phase 1. Be assured if you continue to sell drugs in Stone County, you will be meeting me or some of my deputies in the near future.
-Sheriff Brandon Long
(870) 269-3825
As a general note, the amount listed in the charges below is the amount purchased by the undercover Officer or Informant. Bonds are set by a judge. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The thirty (30) individuals that has been formally charged as a result of Operation Ice Stone are as follows:
1. Ronald Murphree 41 of Pleasant Grove* (Incarcerated already on unrelated charges)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams, a Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises, a Class C Felony
• Habitual Offender
Murphree’s bond was set at: $25,000
2. Patrick “Cody” Brackett 29 of Mountain View* (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Fentanyl a Class Y Felony
• Delivery of Fentanyl a Class Y felony
• Unlawful Use of a Communication Device a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Fentanyl a Class Y Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
• Delivery of a Schedule III Substance (Suboxone) Class C Felony
• Habitual Offender
Brackett’s bond was set at: $150,000
3. George Brown 39 of Mountain View* (Incarcerated already on unrelated charges)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams, Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises Class C Felony
Browns bond was set at: $15,000
4. Mark Peters 55 of Pleasant Grove* (Incarcerated already on unrelated charges)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams, a Class B Felony
• Offense related to records/maintaining premises Class C Felony
• Habitual Offender
Peters’ bond was set at: $25,000
5. Kayla Greenhaw 29 of Pleasant Grove (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams, a Class B Felony
• Unlawful use of a Communication Device a Class C Felony
• Possession with the Purpose to Deliver Counterfeit Substance a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
Greenhaw’s bond was set at: $50,000
6. Jonathan Pitts 35 of Mountain View* (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 10 Grams a Class Y Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 10 Grams a Class Y Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 10 Grams a Class Y Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
• Unlawful Use of a Communication Device a Class C Felony
• Habitual Offender
Pitts’ bond was set at: $100,000
7. Jim Dayberry 35 of Mountain View* (Incarcerated already on other charges / Dayberry was sentenced on other drug charges and is currently serving 35 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections)
New Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 10 Grams a Class Y Felony
• Unlawful use of a Communication Device Class C Felony
• Possession with the purpose to Deliver or Manufacture a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Habitual Offender
Dayberry’s bond was set at: $150,000
8. Jonathan Edwards 29 of Timbo (Arrested)
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Edwards bond was set at: $40,000
9. Vicky Griffin 56 of Mountain View (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance (Suboxone) a Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Griffin’s bond was set at: $ 15,000
10. Roxann Sparks 40 of Mountain View (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth more than 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 grams a Class C Felony
• Unlawful use of a Communication Device a Class C Felony
Sparks bond was set at: $ 20,000
11. Jason Faden 39 Timbo (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance (Suboxone) a Class C Felony
• Delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance (Suboxone) a Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Faden’s bond was set at: $ 20,000
12. Taylor Rainey 29 Timbo (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance (Suboxone) a Class C Felony
• Delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance (Suboxone) a Class C Felony
• Maintaining A Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Rainey’s bond was set at: $ 20,000
13. Ashley Holt, 37, of Mountain View (At Large)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams and less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
Holt’s bond was set at: $15,000
14. Brooke McIntire 37 Mountain View (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 10 Grams a Class Y Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Total bond: $ 30,000
15. James Brown 36 of Mountain View (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Browns’ bond was set at: $ 15,000
16. Gregory Clifton 57 Mountain View (At Large)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance (Suboxone) Class C Felony
• Delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance (Suboxone) Class C Felony
• Delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance (Suboxone) Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Cliftons’ bond was set at: $ 15,000
17. Ginger Rhodes 53 of Mountain View (At Large)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth Class C Felony
• Offense related to records/maintaining premises Class C Felony
Rhodes’ bond was set at: $15,000
18. Sarah Mitchell 42 Mountain View (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of a Schedule I or II controlled substance (Hydrocodone) a Class C Felony
• Delivery of a schedule I or II controlled substance (Hydrocodone) a Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Mitchell’s bond was set at: $15,000
19. Christopher Lord 33 Allison/Sylamore (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth more than 2 Grams and less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
• Habitual Offender
Lord’s bond was set at: $30,000
20. Jammie Koonce/Brewer 58 of Allison/Sylamore (Arrested)
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Brewer’s bond was set at: $15,000
21. Samantha Brothers 49 Pleasant Grove (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Brothers bond was set at: $20,000
22. Chad Dayberry 31 of Pleasant Grove (Arrested)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth over10 Grams a Class Y Felony
• Habitual Offender
Dayberry’s bond was set at: $ 25,000
23. Brandi Brown 57 of Mountain View (At Large)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of a Schedule IV or Schedule V controlled substance (Xanax) a Class D Felony
• Delivery of a Schedule IV or Schedule V controlled substance (Xanax) a Class D Felony
• Delivery of a Schedule IV or Schedule V controlled substance (Xanax) a Class D Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises Class C Felony
Browns bond was set at: $15,000
24. Brian Hooks 45 of Mountain View (At Large)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams Less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams Less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams Less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Unlawful use of a Communication Device
• Habitual Offender
Hook’s bond was set at: $75,000
25. James Jones 55 of Mountain View (Incarcerated already on unrelated charges)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
Jones’ bond was set at: $15,000
26. Shane Mitchell 45 of Pleasant Grove (Incarcerated already on unrelated charges)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 10 Grams a Class Y Felony
• Maintaining a Drug Premises a Class C Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 10 Grams a Class Y Felony
• Habitual Offender
Mitchell’s bond was set at: $ 35,000
27. Caila Rhoades 25 of Pleasant Grove (At Large)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Counterfeit Substance less than 2 Grams a Class C Felony
Total Rhoades’ bond was set at: $15,000
28. Samuel Jones 43 of Marcella (At Large)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Habitual Offender
Jones’ bond was set at: $25,000
29. Kevin Wallace 35 of Sulphur Rock (At Large)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 10 Grams a Class Y Felony
• Habitual Offender
Wallace’s bond was set at: $25,000
30. Kristy Wallace 34 of Sulphur Rock (At Large)
Charges Include:
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
• Delivery of Meth over 2 Grams less than 10 Grams a Class B Felony
Wallace’s bond was set at: $20,000
