By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
A two-day investigation of a drug operation out of a motel room landed five people in jail on drug dealing charges.
Houston County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigator Sgt. Manny Quinones said the five arrests are all related.
The drugs, methamphetamine ice and marijuana, were reportedly being sold out of Marcus Jimmy Blount’s motel room at the Margie Drive Days Inn. Blount was arrested following a traffic stop Thursday at 1:25 p.m. near the motel by Deputy Clay Chambers. Quinones and Sgt. Wayne Franklin executed a search warrant on the vehicle, a 2000 Chevy Sliverado pickup, reportedly finding several bags of marijuana, several bags of crystal meth, as well as bags and electronic scales and $3,179 in cash.
The truck and its contents were seized. Blount is in the Houston County Detention center without bond on charges of possession with intent to distribute meth, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to distribute meth.
At 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Deputy Clay Chambers of HCSO Interstate Criminal Enforcement conducted a traffic stop of a 1996 Dodge Stratus for a not using a turn signal on North Houston Lake Road. Chambers deployed narcotics detection canine Esso on the vehicle. The dog gave a positive alert on the car.
Chambers searched the car and reportedly found marijuana and meth ice in the passenger compartment. Jessica and Chrystal Brewer were each charged with possession of meth, and both remain in the county jail without bond.
Jessica Nicole Brewer also was charged with the turn signal violation and possession of marijuana, less than one ounce. Chrystal Lynne Brewer also was charged with not wearing a seat belt and a child restraint violation.
On Wednesday, at 4:27 p.m., Deputy Wayne Mitchell initiated a traffic stop on Watson Boulevard for following too closely. He reportedly noticed the driver and passenger were acting extremely nervous and gave different stories about where they were coming from.
The driver, Cathy Stanfield of Byron, consented to a search of the car, which reportedly turned up several bags of meth ice in Stanfield’s purse. Both Stanfield and her passenger Victoria Robinson Hunter also of Byron, were charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and are being held without bond at the jail.
At the jail, intake deputies reportedly found a larger bag of methamphetamine hidden in Stanfield’s underclothing. She was additionally charged with obstruction and inmate in possession of a dangerous drug.
