23 warrants issued in Mt. Vernon area for variety of drug charges | Crime

MOUNT VERNON, IL (KFVS) - The Mt. Vernon Police Department and Jefferson County Sheriff's Department has issued 23 warrants a variety of drug related charges.

According to police, the warrants were issued by the Jefferson County State's Attorney's Office and signed by Judge David Overstreet after about eight months of on-going investigations by the MVPD and JCSO Narcotics Division.

They say a total of 23 people are wanted on several drug charges, including:

• 1 person wanted on marijuana related charges
• 6 people wanted on meth charges
• 7 people wanted on crack cocaine/cocaine charges
• 3 people wanted on heroin charges
• 2 people wanted on drug equipment charges
• 1 person wanted on delivery of look-a-like charges
• 3 people wanted on prescription medication charges

The Mt. Vernon Police says 10 people were arrested as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18 for the following charges:

• Nikko Branch, 21, two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance
• Cedric Taylor, 30, two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance
• Lashawn Golliday, 40, possession of drug equipment
• Penny Staley, 46, possession of a controlled substance
• Joseph Frazier, 27, unlawful delivery of a look-a-like
• Natasha Hill, 27, possession of a controlled substance
• Michael Smith, 39, multiple meth related charges
• Charles Barnes, 32, unlawful delivery of a controlled substance
• Jesus Rivera, 42, unlawful delivery of a controlled substance
• Cindy Hails, 51, possession of a controlled substance

Police say the following people were already in custody at either the Jefferson County Justice Center of the Illinois Department of Corrections on other charges:

• Donald Karch, 54, possession of drug equipment
• David Puckett, 33, possession of a controlled substance
• Christopher Rogers, 30, unlawful delivery of a controlled substance
• Brandon Carello, 27, unlawful delivery of a controlled substance

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