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On 4-16-18, multiple law enforcement agencies participated in a warrant round-up in and around the Hot Springs area.  The 18^th Judicial District East Drug Task Force, under the direction of Prosecuting Attorney, Michelle Lawrence, coordinated the event with the following agencies:  The Garland County Sheriff’s Department, Hot Springs Police Department, Arkansas Community Corrections Special Response Team, Arkansas State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, United States Marshall Service, Diplomatic Security Service, Hot Springs Police Department Special Investigations Division, Garland County Sheriff’s Department Criminal Investigation Special Operations Unit, and the Garland County Detention Center.

A total of 25 individuals were arrested during the round-up.   Items recovered during the arrests include drug paraphernalia items, 66 grams of methamphetamine, and 39 grams of marijuana, one shotgun, one “sawed off” shotgun and one “defaced” handgun.

The 25 individuals and their charges are as follows:

Jalontae L. Blevins- Residential Burglary, Terroristic Threatening and Criminal Mischief 1^st

Michael D. Collins Jr.  - Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, Possession of a Schedule VI with the Purpose to Deliver, Possession of a Defaced Firearm, Residential Burglary, and Terroristic Threatening

Carmen Koloc - Possession of a Controlled Substance

Amanda Reed - Identity Theft

Latori Sanders - Forgery 2^nd, Theft by Receiving

Antown L. Burns - Violation of Terms of Probation

Jason Lyon - Delivery of Methamphetamine

Timothy Ray Burton, Sr. -- Possession of a Counterfeit Substance and Possession of Firearm by Certain Persons

Jake Conway - Delivery of Methamphetamine (2 counts); Fraudulent Use of a Communications Device (2 count); Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (2 counts); Unauthorized Use of Another Person’s Property and Possession of Methamphetamine or Cocaine with the Purpose to Deliver

Matthew L. Cannon - Delivery of Methamphetamine

Krystal Fulton - Theft by Receiving

Kaitlynn Marie McIntosh - Forgery 2^nd and Obtaining Controlled Substance by Fraud

Devin W Westin -- Violation of Terms of Probation or Parole; Residential Burglary

Freeman Loy -- Violation of Terms of Probation or Parole

Michelle Young -- Theft of Property

Vincent Sanders - Possession of a Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver; Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Endangering the Welfare of Minor and Possession of a Defaced Firearm

Marquista Paschal -- Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms;  Possession of a Defaced Firearm; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver; Endangering Welfare of a Minor

Danny Bishop -- Possession of Methamphetamine with the Purpose to Deliver

Derrick Jackson -- Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine or Cocaine)

Ashley Jensen -- Delivery of Methamphetamine

Jason Frazier -- Delivery of Methamphetamine

Latori Sanders -- Forgery 2^nd and Theft by Receiving

Dustin Bradbury -- Forgery 2^nd

Keith Willis -- Delivery of Methamphetamine

And an additional juvenile arrest for Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, Possession of a Defaced Firearm; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Schedule IV with Purpose to Deliver.