High Country Radio was able to contact the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office for an update about the Operation Winter Cleanup drug bust that occurred earlier this week.

When we last spoke to Sheriff James Williams, 18 suspects had been taken into custody, while five remained at large.  According to Sergeant Brian Greer with the Ashe County Detention Center, only two suspects remain at large, while the other 21 are either in custody or have been released on bond.

Sergeant Greer said Donald Scott Lewis as agreed to turn himself in, but Angel Michelle Severt is still at large.  Anyone with information on Severt’s whereabouts should contact the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office at (336) 846-5633.

The following suspects have been released on bond:

William Nicholas Fink - $20,000 secured – bonded out
3 cts possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana, 6 cts sell/deliver marijuana

Robin Woods Brown - $24,000 secured – bonded out
2 cts traffic opium/heroin, 2 cts obtain controlled substance by fraud/forgery

Gregory Kelly Ellison - $24,000 secured – bonded out
Possession with intent to sell/deliver cocaine, 2 cts sell/deliver cocaine

Anthony Dustin Graybeal - $50,000 secured – bonded out
2 cts possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana, 2 cts conspire to sell marijuana, 2 cts conspire to deliver marijuana

Angela Lee Turner - $2000 secured – bonded out
Exceeding pseudo limits, possess drug paraphernalia, 2 cts simple possession schedule IV CS, simple possession schedule III CS

Deborah Lynn Dickerson - $2300 secured – bonded out
3 cts obtain CS by forgery/fraud, traffic in opium/heroin

Cody James Collins - $5,000 secured – bonded out
2 cts conspire to sell marijuana, 2 cts conspire to deliver marijuana, 2 cts possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana, conspire to sell/deliver cocaine

Jonathon Conley Collins - $5,000 secured – bonded out
Possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana, conspire to sell marijuana, resist public officer, possession of drug paraphernalia


Dreama Elizabeth Taylor - $5,000 secured – bonded out
Traffick opium/heroin, simple possession schedule III CS

Danny Paul Maye - $500 secured – bonded out
Exceed   pseudo limits

Nancy Jean Ellison - $75,750 secured – bonded out
Possession drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to sell/deliver cocaine, 2 cts sell/deliver cocaine

Michael Timothy Howell - $2000 secured – bonded out
Possession marijuana up to ½ oz, possession of drug paraphernalia

Gregory Earl Stephens - $15,000 secured – bonded out
Manufacture marijuana

April Rose Turner - $500 unsecured – bonded out
Exceed pseudo limits

Brian Lynn Brown - $25,000 secured – bonded out
Manufacture marijuana

Kenneth Lee Oliver - $40,000 secured – bonded out
2cts trafficking in marijuana



As of Saturday afternoon, the following suspects were still in custody at the Ashe County Detention Center:

Jesse Michael Poole - $53,000 secured
Providing fictitious info to an officer, simple possession schedule III CS, traffic in opium/heroin

Amber Dawn McWatters - $50,000 secured
2cts sell/deliver cocaine, 2 cts conspire sell/deliver cocaine, 4 cts conspire traffic opium/heroin, 2 cts sell/deliver schedule I CS

Mark Allen Edwards - $200,000 secured
2 cts conspire sell/deliver cocaine, 4 cts conspire traffic opium/heroin, 2 cts sell/deliver cocaine, 2 cts sell/deliver schedule I CS

Thomas O’Brian Maxwell - $7500 secured
2 cts sell/deliver marijuana, possession wit intent to sell/deliver marijuana

Damion Okoyia Blevins - $136,000 secured
Assault w/deadly weapon with intent to kill, robbery w/dangerous weapon, injury to personal property, criminal contempt, trafficking in opium or heroin, felony larceny