Deputies: 9 arrested, 9 wanted in drug bust

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A major drug bust Friday morning in Putnam County netted nine arrests, the sheriff's office said.

Those arrested as part of “Operation Fallback” were wanted on drug dealing charges.

The arrest warrants resulted from four months of undercover investigations conducted by the Sheriff’s Drug and Vice Unit.

The undercover investigations took place across Putnam County and involved the undercover purchases of cocaine, methamphetamine and narcotic prescriptions.

Those arrested include (listed with charges):

• Paul Durden, 53: Sale of cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia
• Justin Thrower, 33: Sale of methamphetamine (2 counts)
• Jason Faircloth, 29: Sale of methamphetamine
• Antwon Balow, 23: Sale of Schedule II controlled substance in public housing
• Shawn Milledge, 31: Sale of Schedule II controlled substance
• Sarah Bolling, 26: Maintaining a drug dwelling in public housing
• Lenwell Watts, 36: Sale of Schedule II controlled substance (2 counts), sale of Schedule II controlled substance in public housing
• Gary Flowers, 63: Sale of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia
• Nathaniel Davis, 36: Sale of cocaine

Nine more are wanted on active warrants, deputies said.

The wanted men (seen right) are:

• Darren Crawford, 49: Sale of crack cocaine (2 counts)
• Frank McClelland, 36: Sale of cocaine, sale of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a church (2 counts)
• Jerry Walker, 30: Sale of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a church (2 counts)
• Murray Palmer, 40: Sale of crack cocaine (3 counts)
• Oscar Reeves, 32: Sale of cocaine (2 counts)
• Robert Staten, 31: Sale of cocaine
• Timothy Colson, 21: Sale of cocaine
• Tony Deering, 29: Sale of cocaine
• Willie Passmore, 65: Sale of cocaine

Deputies will continue to actively search for the remaining suspects until all are captured.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of any of the remaining wanted suspects is encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 386-329-0801 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-277-TIPS.