MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release                                            August 1, 2016

Distribution Arrest

Sheriff Jimmy Harris states as follows:

                        On Thursday July 28, 2016 agents with the DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit along with DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputies went to a residence on county road 271 in the Dogtown area of Lookout Mountain to serve a felony distribution of controlled substance warrant on a Ronald Dewayne Jones, 36 of Fort Payne. When the agents and deputies arrived on scene there were multiple people standing in the front yard of the residence. While securing the scene outside three subjects were found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia. Agents and deputies were given consent to search the residence where they found controlled substances and drug paraphernalia.

Anthony Brandon Burrows, 29 of Fort Payne, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; Ronald Dewayne Jones was arrested and charged with the felony distribution of controlled substance warrant as well as unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; William Lonnie Jones, 36 of Fort Payne, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; Rustin Michael Kruckenburg, 29 of Fort Payne was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana 2nd degree and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Sheriff Harris says “I would like to thank the agents of the DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit and deputies that work alongside each other to investigate and arrest drug offenders in our county. I would also like to thank the concerned citizens that continue to call in information about drugs in their communities. Anonymous tips can be called in our sent to us via our website at www.dekalbcountysheriff.org.