Indicted Corbin drug ring dealt in ‘unusual’ drugs, police say

A Corbin police investigation into an alleged drug ring located between Corbin Central Primary School and Corbin Middle School has turned up some drugs that police aren’t used to seeing, including: Ecstasy, LSD, mushrooms and DMT.

Capt. Coy Wilson, who was the investigating officer, admits that he had to look up what DMT was because he had never encountered it before during his six-year career. It is a hallucinogen.

"It is real unusual. It’s the first time that I have ever dealt with any of those. No one here had ever fooled with those either," Wilson noted.

Wilson said that he learned about the alleged drug operation, which was located on Fourth and Fifth streets, from an informant.
Tuesday morning, a Whitley County Grand Jury handed down 13 indictments against four people in nine drug cases as part of the investigation.

Indictments handed down as part of the investigation included cases that took place from Aug. 17 – Sept. 6.

Anthony Medley, 23, of 310 Fifth Street, was indicted on six counts of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, three counts of trafficking in marijuana under eight ounces within 1,000 yards of a school, and one count of second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

James Morgan, 26, of 403 Fourth Street, was indicted on four counts of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, two counts of second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, and three counts of trafficking in marijuana under eight ounces within 1,000 yards of a school.

Tanner Jenkins, 26, of 403 Fourth Street, was indicted on two counts of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, two counts of trafficking in marijuana under eight ounces within 1,000 yards of a school, and for one count of second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

Richard Aaron Bush, 24, of 403 Fourth Street, was indicted for one count of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

According to their indictments, the following drug transactions allegedly took place and in most cases involved sales being made to a confidential police informant.

• On Aug. 17, Medley and Morgan allegedly sold one Ecstasy pill for $20 and two pieces of LSD for $30.

• On Aug. 18, Medley and Jenkins allegedly sold $10 worth of marijuana and $105 worth of Ecstasy.

• On Aug. 18, Medley and Morgan allegedly sold $10 worth of marijuana and $80 worth of Ecstasy and mushrooms.

• On Aug. 21, Medley allegedly sold $80 worth of mushrooms.

• On Aug. 30, Medley allegedly sold $40 worth of Ecstasy and 10 pieces of LSD for $10.

• On Sept. 2, Bush allegedly sold two pieces of LSD for $40.

• On Sept. 6, Morgan allegedly possessed for sale or transfer a quantity of mushrooms and marijuana.

•  On Sept. 6, Medley allegedly possessed for sale or transfer a quantity of marijuana.

• On Sept. 6, Jenkins and Morgan allegedly possessed for sale or transfer a quantity of LSD, marijuana and DMT.

The Whitley County Grand Jury also handed down indictments against 10 individuals Tuesday, most of whom were arrested by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department during a Dec. 13 drug round-up known as "Operation Christmas Spirit."

According to their indictments, those arrested included:

• Phillip Huddleston, 32, of Williamsburg – first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

• Jackie Haynes, 49, of Williamsburg – first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

• Linda Partin, 26, of Williamsburg – first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

• Carol Miracle, 62, of Corbin – second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

• James Roberts, 32, of Corbin – second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

• Dewey Canada, 60, of Williamsburg – second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

• Jamie McKiney, 36, of Williamsburg – second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

• Ericka Smith, 24, of Emlyn – second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

• Brandon McCullah, 28, of Corbin – second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

• Billy Jones, 37, of Williamsburg – second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

Sheriff’s Detective Tim Baker investigated the cases.