MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release                                                                                February 7, 2017

Nine Individual arrested for drugs

Sheriff Jimmy Harris states as follows:

            On todays date the DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit along with DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputies executed a search warrant on County Road 155 in Higdon. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office had received several tips about drugs being at the residence. As a result of the search agents arrested 9 individuals; 7 adults and 2 juveniles. The two juveniles were detained and was transported to juvenile probation office in Fort Payne. Arrested were Daniel Charles Pardue age 58 and Daniel James Pardue age 25, both of Higdon and charged with Distribution of Controlled Substance; Doris Yvonne Camp, 57 of Ooltewah, TN, William Cole Haggard, 19 of Hazel Green, and Jared Wade Allison, 19 of Flat Rock and charged with Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Christopher Douglas Smith, 20 of Higdon was charged with Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and a warrant for Probation Violation; and Tyson Aaron Hart, 21 of Bryant was charged with Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Tampering with Physical Evidence.

            Sheriff Harris says “the DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit and Deputies did a great job on arresting these individuals thanks to the concerned citizen calling in tips or going to our website to submit these tips at www.dekalbcountysheriff.org.