Dozens arrested in Nassau County drug operation

29 arrested, weapons, drugs seized in Operation Liquidation, deputies say

YULEE, Fla. – Nearly 30 people have been arrested as part of a months long undercover drug operation in Nassau County, Sheriff Bill Leeper announced Monday.

A total of 29 people were arrested for various drug-related charges during Operation Liquidation. Items seized include four guns, 647 grams of marijuana, 12 grams of cocaine, 167 pills, and 78.5 grams of methamphetamine, deputies said.

All subjects arrested were booked into the Nassau County Detention Facility on their respective charges.

“These aren't the casual drug users; these are drug dealers,” Leeper said. “Most of them have been arrested before for using drugs. They haven't learned their lesson. We need to protect our community. Taking drugs off the street is part of it.”

Operation Liquidation was conducted by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division.

“It is something that we continue to see -- drugs in our community. It destroys lives, families,” Leeper said. “It's important we go out and arrest these individuals and get them off the street.”

Those arrested during Operation Liquidation were:

  • Zavious Wilson, 40, Oneil, sale of crack cocaine
  • Vincent Jones, 65, Oneil, sale of crack cocaine
  • Joseph Green, 44, Oneil, sale of crack cocaine
  • Marcus Jones, 38, Oneil, sale of crack cocaine
  • Nikita Geter, 55, Oneil, sale of crack cocaine
  • Thomas Crews, 43, Hilliard, sale and possession of meth
  • Tina Klostermeier, 43, Yulee. sale and possession of meth
  • Britt Tyson, 35, Hilliard, sale of meth
  • Justin Royal, 29, Yulee, sale of meth
  • Daniel Albertie, 32, Fernandina Beach, sale of cocaine
  • Xavier Walker, 44, Fernandina Beach, sale of counterfeit substance
  • Ronald Shepard, 66, Fernandina Beach, sale of crack cocaine
  • Darlene Green, 53, Fernandina Beach, sale of crack cocaine
  • Wendy Hoilman, 35, Fernandina Beach, sale of a controlled substance
  • Jennifer Baker, 32, Fernandina Beach, sale of crack cocaine
  • Richard Parnell, Jr., 61, Callahan, sale of a controlled substance
  • Christopher Sussan, 39, Fernandina Beach, sale of a controlled substance
  • Christina Rumsey, 40, Yulee, sale of crack cocaine
  • Frank Sanders, 37, Yulee, sale of a controlled substance
  • Keith Colucci, 28, Yulee, sale of meth
  • Jazmone Smith, 24, Fernandina Beach, sale of marijuana
  • Laquinn Green, 34, Fernandina Beach, sale of cocaine
  • Antonio Singleton Jr., 23, Fernandina Beach, sale of cocaine
  • Nicholas Reeves, 19, Yulee, sale of marijuana, possession of firearm by convicted felon
  • Brenda Baisden, 25, Hilliard, sale of meth
  • Nicholas Borja, 27, Hilliard, sale of cocaine
  • Brittany Poole, 30, Callahan, sale of meth
  • Madison Lucas, 39, Hilliard, sale of a controlled substance
  • George Jenkins, 27, Fernandina Beach, possession of meth & cocaine

For some Nassau County residents, the arrests were no surprise.

“You do see some undercurrent of drugs in the area. It's not really prevalent. I don't see it very often, but it's not surprising,” Warren Marlowe said. “I work in Jacksonville. You see it all the time there. It's everywhere.”


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