OPERATION BEACH SWEEP LEADS TO TWENTY-ONE (21) ARRESTS IN 36 HOURS

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1 Georgetown County Sheriff s Office A. Lane Cribb, Sheriff 430 North Fraser Street Georgetown, South Carolina News Release Contact: Carrie Cuthbertson, Public Information Officer, (843) For Immediate Release July 17, 2014 OPERATION BEACH SWEEP LEADS TO TWENTY-ONE (21) ARRESTS IN 36 HOURS (Georgetown, SC) ---On July 15-17, 2014, thirty-five (35) law enforcement officers from the 15 th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), the Georgetown County Sheriff s Office, the Georgetown City Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) spread out over Georgetown and Horry Counties to serve approximately fifty (50) drug distribution warrants, arresting twenty-one (21) individuals. The arrests were a result of a yearlong investigation initiated by the 15 th Circuit DEU, assisted by DEA and SLED, into Heroin sales in Georgetown County, specifically in the Pawleys Island Community. Agents worked for several months on Operation Beach Sweep to obtain the arrest warrants, and a search warrant, that they believe will significantly affect the Heroin distribution in Georgetown County. A search warrant was executed at 229 Green Drive in the Pawleys Island Community of Georgetown County which led to the arrest of Andiza Simmons, 39, for Possession of Heroin, Drug Paraphernalia and two (2) Counts of being a Felon in Possession of a Handgun. Melinda Green, 35, was also arrested at the scene and charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The search warrant, along with the other arrest warrant services, resulted in the seizure of over $12, cash, over sixty-seven (67) grams of crack cocaine, and several grams of Heroin, along with powder cocaine and marijuana packaged for sale. Agents also discovered several marijuana plants which were part of a marijuana grow. Agents also discovered a loaded.380 handgun and two (2) loaded 9 mm handguns during the operation. The following individuals were arrested and transported to the Georgetown County Detention Center. Christopher Douglas Brown, 22, 229 Green Drive, Pawleys Island, SC. Elijah Antonio Brown, 30, 229 Green Drive, Pawleys Island, SC. Reginald Horace Bryant, Jr., 34, 62 Fanning Lane, Pawleys Island, SC. Kenneth Canty, 30, 304 George Washington Trail, Georgetown, SC. Darius O Neil Dozier, 25, 492 Player Street, Georgetown, SC. Lamar Easterling, 20, 98 RB Thompson, Pawleys Island, SC. Jerry Alex Faulk, Jr., 31, 309 South Causeway Blvd., Pawleys Island, SC. Quinton Stefon Ford, 19, 2525 Highmarket Street 6, Georgetown, SC. Randell Lee Godbolt, 48, 173 McKenzie Circle, Pawleys Island, SC. Vincent Anthony Keith, 39, 147 Saint Christopher Circle, Pawleys Island, SC. Marquis O Brian Mickel, 28, 1910 Butts Street, Georgetown, SC. Wesley Scott Moore, 25, 3011 South Island Road, Georgetown, SC.

2 Georgetown County Sheriff s Office A. Lane Cribb, Sheriff 430 North Fraser Street Georgetown, South Carolina News Release Contact: Carrie Cuthbertson, Public Information Officer, (843) Reggie Murray, 39, 147 Saint Christopher Circle, Pawleys Island, SC. Dremonde O. Richardson, 20, 162 Bertha Lane, Pawleys Island, SC. Douglas DJ Shultz, 23, 1091 Lulu Loop, Murrells Inlet, SC. Kwamane Edward Smith, 22, 259 McKenzie Circle, Pawleys Island, SC. Steven Saxon Smith, 22, 38 Carnes Place, Pawleys Island, SC. Jacob Michael Walton, 23, 522 Waverly Loop, Murrells Inlet, SC. Andrew Clifford West, Jr., 28, 44 th Street, Myrtle Beach, SC. Several additional suspects are still being sought and the investigation is continuing. Judge Pyatt denied bond for Christopher and Elijah Tony Brown, identified as two (2) of the main targets of the investigation as well as Kwamane Smith who was already out on bond for Attempted Murder and Kidnapping related to a drug dispute earlier this year in the City of Georgetown. The 15 th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit is made up of officers from the Georgetown County Sheriff s Office, the Georgetown Police Department, the 15 th Circuit Solicitor s Office, the Myrtle Beach Police Department, the North Myrtle Beach Police Department, the Horry County Police Department, the Aynor Police Department, the Conway Police Department, the Horry County Sheriff s Office and the Coastal Carolina University Police Department. Anonymous tips can also be sent to the Georgetown County Sheriff s Office by using Text-A-Tip. Just text the word GCSOTIP to followed by your message from any text enabled cell phone. This service is for crime tips ONLY, not for the reports of crimes in progress. For crimes in progress, call 911. *** (21) Photos Attached Andrew Clifford West, Jr. Photo Courtesy of J. Reuben Long Detention Center

3 Mugshots Brown, Christopher Brown, Elijah Bryant, Reginald Canty, Kenneth Dozier, Darius Easterling, Lamar Ford, Quinten Faulk, Jerry Godbolt, Randall

4 Green, Melinda Keith, Vincent Mickel, Marquis Moore, Wesley Murray, Reggie Richardson, Dremonde Shultz, Douglas Simmons, Andiza Smith, Kwamane

5 Smith, Steven Walton, Jacob West, Andrew *Photo Courtesy J. Reuben Long Detention Center

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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Eastern District of Arkansas U.S. Department of Justice Eastern District of Arkansas 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 500 (501) 340-2600 Post Office Box 1229 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1229 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2017 501-340-2600