West Tennessee Drug Task Force Makes Multiple Arrests

The West Tennessee Violent Crime and Drug Task Force in Gibson County has been busy working methamphetamine manufacturing investigations in Gibson County.

On Monday January 28th 2013 four drug task force agents executed a search warrant at 293 State Rt. 187, Milan TN. This is the home of 39 year-old Michael Tracy Grimes. Grimes was not at home when the agents executed the search warrant but was arrested on January the 29th at his parents home in Humboldt. The house at State Rt. 187 was quarantined by the agents and Grimes faces charges of:

1. Manufacture of methamphetamine

2. Promotion of methamphetamine manufacturing

3. Possession of drug paraphernalia

4. Simple possession of methamphetamine

5. Possession with intent to sell a schedule I controlled substance

6. Possession with intent to sell a schedule IV controlled substance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

On Tuesday February 5th 2013 four drug task force agents executed a search warrant at 23 Trenton highway, Milan Tennessee. This is the home of 45 year-old Daniel Corley and 42 year-old DonnaMarie Chartrand. Both were at home at the time of the search and were arrested without incident.

Daniel Corley faces charges of:

1. Initiation of a process to manufacture methamphetamine

2. Promotion of methamphetamine manufacturing

3. Manufacturing a schedule ii controlled substance – meth

4. Possession of drug paraphernalia

DonnaMarie Chartrand faces charges of:

1. Promotion of methamphetamine manufacturing

2. Possession of drug paraphernalia

On Saturday February 9th 2013 a drug task force agent along with officers from the Humboldt Police Department executed a search warrant at # 10 Waddell Trailer Park in Humboldt TN and quarantine the trailer. This is the residence of 31 year-old April Hardy and 38 year-old Russell Treadwell.

April Hardy was charged with:

1. Warrant for aggravated child abuse/neglect

2. Manufacture of methamphetamine

3. Promotion of methamphetamine manufacturing

4. Possession of drug paraphernalia

5. Simple possession of methamphetamine

6. Initiation of a process to manufacture methamphetamine

7. Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine

Russell Dean Treadwell was charged with:

1. Conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine

2. Manufacture of methamphetamine

3. Simple possession of methamphetamine

4. Possession of drug paraphernalia

5. Initiation of a process to manufacture methamphetamine

6. Promotion of methamphetamine manufacturing

7. Simple possession of a schedule VI controlled substance

The state of Tennessee methamphetamine and pharmaceutical task force response truck was called out on all three of these meth labs and remains a vital tool for law enforcement.

In the state of Tennessee there were 207 meth labs seized in the month of January 2013. This is a 35.29% increase from the 153 meth labs seized in January 2012. January 2013 total was also higher than any other month in all of 2012. The highest number of labs seized in 2012 was in March at 176 labs.