Arrest of 37 People in Haywood County

Haywood County: November 7, 2022: On November 3, 2022 the Haywood County Sheriff's Office announced
the arrest of almost forty people after a large-scale operation. 

 Over the course of four days, deputies from the Haywood County Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement agencies organized a massive operation that netted 37 arrests, 63 grams of methamphetamine, 112 grams of fentanyl, 2.4 grams of cocaine, and 6.8 grams of opiates.

On October 19, officers from the Waynesville Police Department, the Maggie Valley Police Department, the Canton Police Department, North Carolina Probation and Parole, and the Criminal Suppression Unit/Narcotics Unit of the Haywood County Sheriff's Office took part in a massive operation aimed at drug traffickers in our neighborhood.
Significant arrests and seizures were made in addition to the numerous traffic stops, K9 deployments, and searches. 37 people were detained, 57 charges were brought, and 16 warrants were served as a result of the seizure of 63 grams of methamphetamine, 112 grams of fentanyl, 2.4 grams of cocaine, and 6.8 grams of opiates.

Sheriff Greg Christopher said, “this was an outstanding effort on the part of not only Sheriff’s Office Criminal Suppression Unit/Narcotics Unit personnel but also our other local partners and Probation and Parole. This is a perfect demonstration of what true cooperation and collaboration between agencies can accomplish. I appreciate our police chiefs for wanting to work together with us to target the traffickers that continue to destroy people’s lives. This operation has made a huge dent in the amount of narcotics being sold and delivered to our citizens in Haywood County.”
If you have any information regarding drug trafficking in Haywood County, please call the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office Crime Stoppers Tipline at 1-877-922-7463 or visit the Community Concerns Portal at www.haywoodncsheriff.com/community-tips-concerns.
Charles Bryson, Jr was charged with:
• Trafficking Methamphetamine by Possession
• Trafficking Methamphetamine by Transportation
• Maintaining a Vehicle Controlled Substance
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $75,000 bond.
Falon Ramey was charged with:
• Trafficking Opium or Heroin Level III by Possession
• Trafficking Opium or Heroin Level III by Transportation
• Conspiracy to Trafficking Opium or Heroin Level III by Transportation
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $500,000 bond.
Tori Morton was charged with:
• Trafficking Opium or Heroin Level III by Transportation
• Conspiracy to Trafficking Opium or Heroin Level III by Transportation
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $50,000 bond.
Joseph Grier was charged with:
• Trafficking of Schedule III Controlled Substance by Possession
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $75,000 bond.
Jacquelyn Stewart was charged with:
• Possession of Methamphetamine
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $20,000 bond.
Chris Elliot was charged with:
• Trafficking of Opium or Heroin Level III by Possession
• Trafficking of Opium or Heroin Level III by Transportation
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $80,000 bond.
Robert Cody was charged with:
• PWIMSD Schedule II Controlled Substance
• Possession of Cocaine
• Resist, Obstruct, and Delay
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $100,000 bond.
Brookylyn Queen was charged with:
• PWIMSD Schedule II Controlled Substance
• Possession of Cocaine
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $10,000 bond.
James Arch was charged with:
• Trafficking Opium or Heroin Transportation
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $75,000 bond.
Lori Cantrell-Nofsinger was charged with:
• Trafficking Opium or Heroin by Possession
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $75,000 bond.
Jenny Ramsey was charged with:
• PWIMSD Schedule II Controlled Substance
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $10,000 bond.
Nathan Warren was charged with:
•PWIMSD Schedule II Controlled Substance
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $10,000 bond.
Melissa Daggy was charged with:
• PWIMSD Schedule II Controlled Substance
• Possession of Schedule II Controlled substance
• Aid and Abet DWLR
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $25,000 bond.
Shawn Shoemaker was charged with:
• Felony Aid and Abet
• DWLR
And was placed in the Haywood County Detention Center with a $5,000 bond.

 Editor's Note:* A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.

WNCTIMES by Marjorie Farrington