Largest Brevard County Prescription Drug Ring Busted During Sweep
TITUSVILLE, Florida -- An eight month criminal investigation into a prescription drug ring
culminated on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 when the Titusville Police
Department, Brevard County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration began a county-wide sweep of at least 22
people involved in the alleged criminal activity.
The suspects face charges from
Trafficking In Oxycodone (which is a felony) to a misdemeanor charge of
battery. Investigators from all three agencies worked side-by-side on this
investigation which police say involved tens-of-thousands of prescription pills, controlled
substances and - at least in one instance - an act of violence when a battery was
committed.
Investigators indicated that some of the prescription pills were
allegedly obtained by some defendants from a pain management office in Longwood,
Florida that had a search warrant served on it last month. While other defendants allegedly
obtained their prescriptions from local doctors. Investigators believe this to
be the largest prescription drug ring operating in Brevard County, Florida.
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This investigation resulted in the identification of 22 defendants. The following individuals have been arrested and charged as follows:
Trafficking in Oxycodone, EBT Fraud and Violation of Probation:
David Dye, a black male, DOB 12/06/87
Trafficking in Oxycodone, EBT Fraud and Battery:
Vanessa Francois, a black female, DOB 08/19/93
Trafficking in Oxycodone:
Kim Kent, a black female, DOB 7/25/81
Tracy Kiser, a white female, DOB 1/14/77
Kyle Meister, a white male, DOB 08/13/91
Tony Hammond, a black male, DOB 04/26/88
Marshall Deinger, a white male, DOB 03/13/87
Trafficking in Oxycodone, Driving While License Suspended and
Violation of Probation:
LaDarren Green, a black male, DOB 02/02/89
Trafficking in Oxycodone, Hydromorphone and Delivery of
Alprazolam:
Thomas Randall, a white male, DOB 07/23/59
Solicitation to Purchase Oxycodone and Possess/Purchase Oxycodone:
Portia Sheppard, a white female, DOB 11/02/92
Victoria Manzo, a white female, DOB 09/24/92
Jasmine Smith, a white female, DOB 07/10/91
Possession/Purchase of Oxycodone:
Krystal Smith, a white female, DOB 06/14/89
Benji Brenneke, a white male, DOB 10/7/75
Sirikarn Sawatdee, a white female, DOB 03/21/86
Solicitation to Purchase Oxycodone:
Kyle Jones, a white male, DOB 08/09/95
Crystal Alton, a white female, DOB 10/17/89
EBT Fraud:
Curtis Guinyard Jr, a black male, DOB 08/19/91
Possession of a Concealed Firearm:
Benjamin Mosely, a black male, DOB 12/16/86