MOULTRIE, Ga. (WTXL) - Nearly 30 people are behind bars after the dismantling of what local investigators are calling a "massive" meth distribution ring operating out of South Georgia.
According to Charles E. Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, a multi-agency investigation lead to the arrest of 29 people allegedly involved in a meth distribution ring operating in South Georgia.
From May until November 2016, Boris Fuller was the leader of a 30 person organization that distributed meth in and around Moultrie. Authorities estimate that the group was responsible for distributing more than 20 kilograms of the drug.
The following people plead guilty to the allegations between November 2017 and April 25, 2018:
- Boris Fuller, 41, of Moultrie
- Robert Aldridge, 34, of Moultrie
- Michael Kulak, 45, of DeLeon Springs, Fl.
- Ishmel Kendrick, 41, of Moultrie
- Shundrez Fuller, 21, of Tallahassee, Fl.
- Sharon Blackwell, 46, of Moultrie
- Rodney Morris, 25, of Moultrie
- Michael Dampier, 45 of Doerun
- Stephanie McMurphy, 39, of Adel
- Leroy Valdez, 39, of Moultrie
- Artavious Williams, 33, of Moultrie
- Melissa Valdez Williams, 30, of Moultrie
- Krystal Parrish, 35, of Moultrie
- Cedric Butts, 29, of Moultrie
- Shatara Wilson, 30, of Moultrie
- Shaquese McIntyre, 22, of Moultrie
- Cambrick Taylor, 22, of Moultrie
- Brenda Trimble, 32, of Moultrie
- Derrick Wright, 31, of Moultrie
- Heather Crawford, 36, of Cecil
- Christin Johnson, 33, of Coolidge
- Samuel Butler, 56, of Crawford, Fl.
- Rebecca Lawrence, 47, of DeLeon Springs, Fl.
- Will Barron, 30, of Monticello, Fl.
- Michael Stamper, 35, of Moultrie
- Leroy Haynes, 41, of Norman Park
- Avery Norman, 37, of Moultrie
- Walter Treanor, 36, of Pelham
- Devin Dorminey, 23, of Lake City, Fl.
Their charges include conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprises, and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
The group's prison sentences range from a minimum of 10 years to a maximum of life in prison. All are facing fines up to $20 million.
The case was investigated by agents of Drug Enforcement Administration, Georgia Bureau of Investigations, Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Community Supervision, Leon County Sheriff's Office, Colquitt County Sheriff's Office, Crisp County Sheriff's Office, Tift County Sheriff's Office, Henry County Sheriff's Office, Grady County Sheriff's Office, Berrien County Sheriff's Office, and the Moultrie Police Department.
