More than a dozen people were arrested in a two-week operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service aimed at arresting violent fugitives and non-compliant sex offenders.
Operation Washout took place in the Montgomery area and included the indictments of 18 people on federal gun and drug charges.
The operation ran from June 6 through June 17 and led to 19 misdemeanor arrests, 43 felony arrests, 45 traffic citations, 141 traffic stops, four drug arrests, 39 guns were recovered, 21 guns turned over to ATF, 442 sex offenders contacted with 44 non-compliant (warrant issued), 521.9 grams of cocaine recovered, 384.4 grams of crack cocaine recovered, 5.23 pounds of marijuana recovered, 48.4 grams of heroin recovered, 496 grams of meth recovered, 107 pills recovered, 112 grams of ecstasy recovered, 29.3 grams fentanyl recovered, and 22 home checks by Pardons and Parole.
Those taking place in the U.S. Marshal-led operation included ATF, ALEA, DEA, FBI, the Montgomery Police Department, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles and the U.S. Probation office for the Middle District of Alabama, according to press releases Wednesday by the U.S. Marshal’s Service and the Middle District of Alabama U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“Operation Washout represents two weeks of intense efforts by professionals who are committed to making communities and their residents safer from violent crime,” said Jesse Seroyer, U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama.
“The level of cooperation demonstrated in this operation shows what we are capable of when we work together to safeguard and protect the public from those who endanger us,” said Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal M. Dante Gordon. “The success of this operation is a great example of what is possible when local and federal law enforcement agencies combine efforts, utilizing data and intelligence, to take those individuals off the streets who plague the citizens of Montgomery with fear and violence.”
As part of the operation, 18 people from the Montgomery area were indicted on federal charges:
• Mario Aguilera, 38, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Antonio Bailey, 39, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a controlled substance
• Christopher Shay Barron, 45, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of an unregistered firearm
• Patrick Bass, 42, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense
• Julius Calhoun, 27, for possession of a stolen firearm
• Rodricko Davis, 30, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Christopher Duncan, 39, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Antwon Fisher, 38, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Arthur Hamilton, 34, on three counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Deshunquez Harris, 27, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Eric Hoskins, 27, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute
• Willie Thomas Luckie, Jr., 56, for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon
• Kendarius Powell, 23, for possession of a stolen firearm
• Marcus Salter, 26, for possession of a stolen firearm
• Tadarius Salter, 22, for possession of a stolen firearm
• Adrian Fitzgerald Talley, III, 29, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Jeremiah Trammer, 32, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a controlled substance; and
• Christopher Washington, 41, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Operation Washout is a national initiative focused on the investigation and arrest of violent fugitives, gang organizations, and noncompliant sex offenders with active warrants. Washout is an immediate impact operational model that is intended to support partner agencies and provide communities with relief from violent crime.
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