Press release submitted by
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office
Bill Leeper, Sheriff
July 24, 2014 4:48 p.m.
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office today announced the results of “Operation High on Summertime” which was an operation designed to reduce illegal drug activity within Nassau County.
Over the past several months the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has conducted numerous undercover drug operations within Nassau County. Based on these operations warrants were obtained on several individuals from Fernandina Beach, Callahan, Yulee, Hilliard and Jacksonville.
During Operation High on Summertime law enforcement officers were able to arrest 24 of these felons and take them off the streets. Deputies have issued arrest warrants for three other individuals, so more arrests are anticipated.
“We will continue to investigate drug crimes in this county relentlessly,” said Sheriff Bill Leeper. “In addition to getting the criminal off the street, we collect valuable information that will help us solve other crimes,” he said. “If you have knowledge of someone dealing illegal drugs within Nassau County please let us know” Leeper added.
Those arrested were:
• Ralph Ellison, 47 from Callahan; Sale of a controlled substance.
• Adam Galvan, 25 from Fernandina Beach; Sale of marijuana.
• Shawn Wilson, 39 from Fernandina Beach; Sale of marijuana.
• David Propes, 26 from Fernandina Beach; Sale of marijuana.
• Jessica Jamison, 31 from Fernandina Beach; Sale of cocaine.
• Marshall DePriest, 31 from Yulee; Sale of cocaine.
• Justin Murphy, 20 from Yulee; Sale of marijuana.
• Leon Williams, 53 from Yulee; Sale of cocaine.
• Jerry Rushton, 45 from Fernandina Beach; Sale of marijuana, Sale of a controlled substance.
• Mark Moore, 27 from Callahan; Sale of marijuana.
• Elroy McKinnon, 57 from Jacksonville; Sale of a controlled substance.
• Lisa Latham, 47 from Hilliard; Sale of a controlled substance.
• Tommy Dean Roach, 44 from Jacksonville; Sale of a controlled substance.
• Timothy Melton, 50 from Callahan; Sale of a controlled substance.
• Shawn Lamont Whigham, 39 from Fernandina Beach; Sale of cocaine.
• Gary Wayne Cothren, 45 from Callahan; Sale of a controlled substance, Cultivation of marijuana.
• David John Scheider, 48 from Hilliard; Sale of a controlled substance.
• Sarah Borja, 22 from Jacksonville; Sale of a controlled substance.
• Emmerett Jordan, 45 from Jacksonville; Sale of cocaine.
• Lewis William Donley, 50 from Hilliard; Sale of a controlled substance.
• Tracey Bonita Britt, 40 from Jacksonville; Sale of a controlled substance, Sale of marijuana.
• Alexander Uton Brown, 32, from Jacksonville; Possession of cocaine.
• Christopher Sieron Mote, 28, from Jacksonville; Sale of a controlled substance.
• Christopher Ashley Tilyou, 31, from Callahan; Sale of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of weapon by a convicted felon.
Arrest Warrants have been issued for the following individuals:
• Anthony Reed Sergent, 36 from Fernandina Beach; Sale of a controlled substance, Sale of marijuana.
• Bernadette Talmo, 47, from Fernandina Beach; Sale of marijuana.
• Devone Jerey Elliott, 26, from Folkston, Georgia; Sale of marijuana.
Bill: you would probably say “Just doing my job.” But I will say, “You are doing a great job keeping Nassau County civilized.”
Gerhardt
Its just politics . The Sheriff is pitting on a show . He wants to create more high paying positions at the at the Sheriffs Office so he can give more of his retired friends and retired J.S.O . a second income , A nice new building with big offices for them to hang out in , and new take home cars all around because all our police cars are wore out . He wants to raise your taxes to do it . The Sheriff isn’t working for us , We are working for the Sheriff and his friend’s .
I wish law enforcement at all levels would spend less time on the “war on drugs” and more time focused on the illegal activities of financial advisers who exploit the vulnerable. We could call it the “War on Financial Fraud” or some other catchy name. Perhaps sting operations could be performed that target financial advisers employed by Financial Service corporations that make campaign contributions to political campaigns.
Police, Veterans, Firefighters and lots of other folks all have jobs that can be dangerous. Some may have elected to protect their earnings and their families through various instruments that necessarily involves the Financial Services Industry. It is in everyone’s interest that the law regarding financial accounts are upheld.
Eric Cantor (the congressman from Virginia,) who had a campaign war chest of something like $5,000,000 lost to Dave Brat who had something like $200,000. Cantor lost the primary election to Brat. Cantor took significant contributions from the financial sector (Blackstone, LPL Financial, etc.) Yet Cantor lost. Brat has spoken about holding financial operators accountable. This is encouraging news. Perhaps true change is on the horizon. Let us hope so.