14 Arrested For Illegal Narcotics In PCSO’s “Operation March Madness”

A year-long investigation into the illegal sale and use of narcotics led to the arrest and charging of 14 individuals in Putnam County Thursday afternoon.

During what the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is called “Operation March Madness,” methamphetamine, schedule II prescription pain pills, and heroin that tested positive for fentanyl were discovered. Sheriff Eddie Farris said that this type of criminal behavior activity makes up the majority of individuals incarcerated at the Putnam County Jail.

The multi-party operation includes deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, TBI, THP, and the Tennessee Department of Corrections among others. The investigation is still ongoing.

 

The following subjects were arrested and charged:
• Issac Scott Blanton, 37, of Sparta, TN – charged with: schedule I drugs: manufacture, deliver,
sell, possession (x2); Schedule II Drugs – Manufacture, Deliver, Sell, Possession (x2). Bond
$600,000.

• Brittney Lynn Bryant, 21, of Rickman, TN – charged with: schedule II drugs – Manufacture,
Deliver, Sell, Possession (x2). Bond $50,000.

• David Michael Fetterolf, 37, of Cookeville, TN – charged with: Schedule II drugs –
Manufacture, Deliver, Sell, Possession. Bond $40,000.

• Scottie Ray Hamilton, 46, of Hillham, TN – charged with: Meth – Manufacture, Deliver, Sale,
Possession with Intent to Sell (x4). Bond $45,000.

• Gregory Bryan Hutchings, 51, of Sparta, TN – charged with: Schedule I drugs – manufacture,
deliver, sell, possession (x2); Schedule II drugs – Manufacture, Deliver, Sell, Possession (x2)
Bond $800,000.

• Lashawn Denise Johnson, 50, of Cookeville, TN – charged with: Schedule II drugs –
Manufacture, Deliver, Sell, Possession (x2). Bond $40,000.

• Phillip Paul Jones, 38, of Monterey, TN – charged with: Schedule II drugs – Manufacture,
Deliver, Sell, Possession (x4). Bond $80,000.

• Randy Fred Langford, 52, of Cookeville, TN – charged with: Manufacturing Controlled
Substance, Schedule II Drugs (x4). Bond $45,000.

• James Leggett, 74, of Cookeville, TN – charged with: Schedule II drugs: Manufacture, Deliver,
Sell, Possession of controlled substance (x8). Bond $85,000.

• Brian Glenn Roberts, 42, of Cookeville, TN – charged with: Schedule II Drugs – Manufacture,
Deliver, Sell, Possession. Bond $400,000. In addition: Meth – Manufacture, Deliver, Sale,
Possession with Intent (x2), Schedule IV Drugs – Manufacture, Deliver, Sell, Possession,
Possession of Unlawful Drug Paraphernalia Uses & Activities. Bond $400,00.

• Ashley Sellers, 30, of Silver Point, TN – charged with: Meth-300 grams or more,
Methamphetamine Manufacture, Deliver, Sell, Possession, Possession of Firearm, Unlawful Drug
Paraphernalia, Schedule II Drugs – Manufacture, Deliver, Sell, Possession (x2). Bond
$1,000,000.

• Adrianna Wallace, 27, of Cookeville, TN – charged with: Counterfeit Controlled Substance.
Bond $30,000.

• Jacob Thomas Wallace, 28, of Cookeville, TN – charged with: Counterfeit Controlled
Substance. Bond $30,000.

The following subject was picked up on an active warrant during the operation:
• Austin Scott Payton, 21, of Crossville, TN – charged with: General Sessions Capias for Failure
to Appear or Pay for Violation of Probation.