Today, the Stone County Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve 20 Felony Drug Warrants. Stone County Deputies and law enforcement officers from Kimberling City, Branson West, Crane, Missouri State Highway Patrol and members of C.O.M.E.T., held a briefing at 6:00 AM where Arrest Warrants were passed out to arrest teams. Teams of deputies and officers searched the Stone and Taney county area in an attempt to arrest suspects that have been the focus of an ongoing undercover drug operation that began over 1 year ago. At the time of this release, 17 out of the 20 suspects have been arrested and booked into the Stone County Jail. They are: Maria Michelle Molz, white, female, dob 3-3-64, of Reeds Spring, MO – 2 Counts of Distribution of Controlled Substance a Class B Felony – Bond $100,000 James Pitts, white, male, dob 1-6-73, of Reeds Spring, MO – 1 Count of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $50,000 Charles P Davis, white, male, dob 7-9-63, of Reeds Spring, MO – 2 Counts of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $100,000 Jason R Gorinac, white, male, dob 10-24-75, of Kimberling City, MO – 1 Count of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $50,000 Jarrod L Barclay, white, male, dob 10-20-81, of Galena, MO – 1 Count of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony, Bond $50,000 Clifford D Howard, white, male, dob 9-26-48, of Galena, MO – 1 Count of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $50,000 Joe Wayne Perry, white, male, dob 12-29-62, of Galena, MO – 2 Counts of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $100,000 Joshua W Molz, white, male, dob 5-26-84, of Galena, MO – 2 Counts of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $100,000 Juan R Castilleja, Hispanic, male, dob 6-6-63, of Hollister, MO – 1 Count of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $50,000 Jacob Samuel Johnson, white, male, dob 6-11-87, of Branson, MO – 1 Count of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $50,000 Dustin William Snow, white, male, dob 6-1-85, of Galena, MO – 1 Count of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $50,000 Margaret A Sturgis, white, female, dob 12-2-59, of Branson, MO – 1 Count of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $50,000 Katherine J Forbes, white, female, dob 7-2-88, of Reeds Spring, MO – 2 Counts of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $100,000 Ashley D Jones, white, female, dob 5-24-89, of Reeds Spring, MO – 1 Count of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $50,000 Jeffery A Jacques, white, male, dob 10-5-58, of Kimberling City, MO – 3 Counts of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $150,000 Steven R Guzman, white, male, dob 4-10-86, of Reeds Spring, MO – 1 Count of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony, 1 Count of Domestic Assault, a Class A Misdemeanor, and a Warrant out of Branson West for Driving While Suspended or Revoked – Bond $51,752.50 Brandon I Willoughby, white, male, dob 5-8-83, of Reeds Spring, MO – 2 Counts of Distribution of Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony – Bond $100,000 We currently believe the other 3 suspects are not living in the Stone or Taney County area. Those three warrants will be entered into the Missouri State Highway Patrol MULES computer, and they will be picked up at a later time. Richard L. Hill Sheriff, Stone County