BENTON COUNTY : Illegal drugs probe leads to arrest of 19

Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008

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The Benton County sheriff’s office announced Wednesday that it made 19 arrests in an undercover investigation of illegal drugs. Most of the suspects are accused of selling marijuana, cocaine or methamphetamine, according to a news release. An investigation into who supplied the drugs is ongoing, sheriff’s Capt. Mike Sydoriak said. The sheriff ’s office seized three vehicles and $ 1, 852 cash during the arrests. The names of three suspects were withheld because they’re involved in ongoing investigations, Sydoriak said.

Most of the suspects were in the Benton County jail Wednesday.

Those arrested on multiple charges, including the selling of cocaine were:

Christopher Donell Acoff, 20, of Rogers; Jamie Trammell, 24, of Centerton; Timothy Agnew, 30, of Bentonville; Christopher Sisneros, 24, of Bella Vista; and Jorge Luis Hernandez, 26, of Springdale. Hernandez also is a suspected illegal alien.

Arrested on charges of selling methamphetamine, among other charges, were:

Lisa Wagner, 34, of Rogers and Gary Frazier, 28, of Siloam Springs.

Arrested on charges of selling marijuana were:

Christopher Caulkins, 24, of Siloam Springs and Daniel Ward, 18, of Centerton.

Arrested on drug possession charges, among other charges, were:

Patsy Reynolds, 46, of Rogers; Jeffery Caulkins, 39, of Siloam Springs; and William Scott, 27, of Decatur.

Also arrested were:

Gary Vandeveer, 54, of Cave Springs, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia; Ronald Pryor, 50, of Bentonville, delivery of prescription narcotics; David Hall, 24, of Rogers, failure to appear on an original charge of possessing a controlled substance; and Aaron Depriest, 25, of Seligman, Mo., theft.

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