(Jefferson County, TN) – A three month undercover drug operation by Deputies assigned to the Street Crimes Unit and Fourth Judicial Drug Task Force, and with assistance from the Criminal Investigation Division, White Pine Police Dept., and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation resulted in the arrest of (4) individuals while executing search warrants on two separate locations.
The investigation also revealed that these individuals were not only dealing the dangerous drug heroin, they were supplying other drug dealers as well.
Deputies recovered 11.2 grams of heroin, firearms, and cash from both residences. The following people have been charged and are currently being held in the Jefferson County Detention Center on a $100,000.00 bond each.
William Franklin Orren III
1326 Spring Creek Rd
Dandridge, TN
Age 69
Possession of Schedule I (Heroin) for Resale
Morgan Leigh Ayers
1330 Phillips Rd
White Pine, TN
Age 38
Possession of Schedule I (Heroin) for Resale
Unlawful possession of a weapon
Ronald Dalton
1330 Phillips Rd
White Pine, TN
Age 37
Possession of Schedule I (Heroin) for Resale
Unlawful possession of a weapon
Randell Shrader
1330 Phillips Rd
White Pine, TN
Age 40
Possession of Schedule I (Heroin) for Resale
Unlawful possession of a weapon
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office thanked the Jefferson County E-911 for their assistance by sending a Tactical Dispatcher who coordinated communications.
