17 arrested in Baldwin Co. round-up, authorities looking for 12 more

BAY MINETTE, Al.
Teams of Baldwin County sheriff’s deputies, police officers and U.S. marshals arrested 17 people and were looking for 12 more on drug and other charges following a countywide sweep, a spokesman said Thursday.
The arrests by the Baldwin County Drug Task Force came after an undercover operation lasting several months, said Maj. Anthony Lowery of the Sheriff’s Office. The operation was named “New Year’s Resolution.”
“There were four teams yesterday roving the county,” Lowery said. “Each team had numerous officers and U.S. marshals assigned to it.”
Most of the arrests announced Thursday were for distribution of controlled substances. Lowery said the arrests were part of an ongoing effort to round up people attempting to sell drugs.
“We’re continuously doing undercover operations,” he said. “We decided to go ahead and do a roundup because we had a bunch of outstanding warrants.”
The 17 people arrested Wednesday were found at their homes or other locations.
“We’ll continue to look for the other ones,” Lowery said. “They’re on notice already that we’re looking for them. Some of them will do the right thing and turn themselves in and some will try to hide even deeper, but eventually, they’ll make their way to the Bay Minette jail.”
During the sweep, officers seized crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription medications, according to a Thursday statement from the Sheriff’s Office. Officers also found a gun in a residence where several convicted felons were living.
Those still at large and wanted on charges of distribution of a controlled substance include:
Thomas Lynn Lambeth, 28, of Magnolia Springs; Ryan Adam Bryant, 25, of Robertsdale; Kristine Lea Lindrew, 23, Foley; Paris V. Jones, 20, Foley; Bernard Junior Thompson of Bay Minette; Donald Barnette Jr., 33, of Foley; Leon D. Blackmon, 33, of Foley; Dexter L. Elliot, 25, of Daphne; Timothy N. Ickner, 22, of Loxley; and Stephen C. Downing, 24, of Loxley.
Warrants have also been issued for Cody O. Sellers, 23, Stockton, for possession of a controlled substance, and Lauren G. Clark, 43, Fairhope, for first-degree manufacture of a controlled substance.
Among those arrested were: Michael G. Hinote, 36, of Robertsdale, first-degree theft of property and second-degree theft of property; Crystal A. Enochs, 29, of Foley, distribution of a controlled substance; Deanna H. Dennis, 36, of Bay Minette, second-degree possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia; Richard Avera Jr., 39, of Foley, possession of a controlled substance.
Dustin Lee Beard, 24, of Gulf Shores, first-degree manufacture of a controlled substance; Vera James, 50, of Foley, distribution of a controlled substance; Flemon Cooks III, 24, of Foley, distribution of a controlled substance; Lonnie L. Casey Jr., 41, of Foley, possession of a controlled substance; Jimmy L. Johnson, 34, of Foley, distribution of a controlled substance; Michael Cory Allen, 24, of Summerdale, distribution of a controlled substance; and Joshua D. Law, 21, of Elberta, distribution of a controlled substance.
Those arrested on outstanding warrants as part of the roundup included: Ray Charles Knight, assault; John Finley, parole violation; Manquez D. Adams, who was also charged with possession of a controlled substance; and Gerald Prim on a warrant for negotiating a worthless instrument. Richard Jones was arrested on a warrant from Escambia County. Fla., while Tyson G. Heard was arrested on a police warrant from Foley.
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force includes officers assigned from the Bay Minette, Loxley, Foley, and Gulf Shores police departments as well as the District Attorney’s Office, U.S. Marshal’s Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and FBI Violent Crimes Task Force. The Summerdale and Elberta police departments assisted. Also working with the task force were deputies from the Uniformed Services Command and Correction Command.