Task force arrests 22 Fulton residents

A two-year investigation into a drug ring that sold and distributed crack cocaine in Callaway County resulted in the arrests of 22 people, according to a news release yesterday by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The suspects were arrested on charges of distribution, delivery, manufacture, production or possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, deliver, manufacture or produce a controlled substance. The cases were submitted to a grand jury that returned indictments.

All Fulton residents, the suspects were identified as:

Patricia Newland, 43; Charles E. Braxton, 29; Amanda L. Clark, 37; Stacey M. Findley, 35; Karma R. Lee, 39; Terrence E. Toston, 23; Cortez Cave, 21; Patrick Murdock, 42; John Overstreet, 27; Robert Pittman Jr., 20; Damon Warfield, 37; Sean Reno, 32; Cody W. Byers, 22; Cordale C. Clark, 18; Zachery T. Galbreath, 21; Ronnie J. Lee Sr., 40; Walter L. Vaughn, 45; Garnikka Glover, 22; Neal Morris, 42; Dana Pepper, 44; Robert Vaughn, 41 and Garland Wisely, 47.

The arrests came after a joint undercover narcotics investigation that involved the Mustang drug task force, the Fulton Police Department, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department and the highway patrol.