13 arrested for drug dealing

Published 1:50 am Saturday, September 12, 2015

Before dawn on Wednesday, Washington Parish Sheriff Randy Seal and numerous officers from multiple agencies scattered across the parish to arrest drug dealers. With warrants in hand, the officers found and arrested 13 drug dealers ranging in age from 22 to 71 who have been selling heroin, cocaine and pills.

This is the third major drug roundup in the parish this year. Agencies that participated in the drug roundup were the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, Franklinton Police Department, Bogalusa Police Department, Rayburn Correctional Center and Louisiana Probation and Parole.

Those arrested and placed in the Washington Parish Jail were:

• Jessica Rachalle Barber, 28, of Mount Hermon, charged with selling Schedule I drugs. She remains in jail with her bond set at $100,000.

• Dalvin J. Causey, 22, of Franklinton, charged with selling Schedule I drugs. He remains in jail with his bond set at $75,000.

• Joseph Crain, 39, of Franklinton, charged with selling Schedule I drugs. He remains in jail with his bond set at $100,000.

• Arnold Delonde, 71, of Franklinton, charged with selling Schedule II drugs. He remains in jail with his bond set at $75,000.

• Phillip N. Jarrell, 40, of Pine, charged with selling Schedule II and Schedule IV drugs. He remains in jail with his bond set at $75,000.

• Brandon D. Jefferson, 28, of Franklinton, charged with selling Schedule I drugs and failure to honor written promise. He remains in jail with his bond set at $75,000.

• William Kennedy, 37, of Angie, charged with selling Schedule II drugs and failure to appear. He remains in jail with his bond set at $75,000.

• Melissa S. Magee, 38, of Angie, charged with selling Schedule II drugs and Schedule III drugs. She remains in jail with her bond set at $75,000.

• Henry James McMillan, 64, of Angie, charged with selling Schedule II drugs. He remains in jail with his bond set at $75,000.

• Theresa Mixon Miller, 49, of Bogalusa, charged with selling Schedule II drugs. She remains in jail with her bond set at $75,000.

• Blake Phelps, 33, Bogalusa, of charged with selling Schedule II drugs. He remains in jail with his bond set at $75,000.

• Darryl Dewayne Powell, 42, of Bogalusa, charged with selling Schedule I drugs and being a fugitive from another jurisdiction. He remains in jail with his bond set at $75,000 on the drug charge.

• Sherry Yeager, 37, of Bogalusa, charged with selling Schedule II drugs, failure to appear, failure to honor written promise and disturbing the peace. She remains in jail with her bond set at $75,000.

“I am grateful for the participation of all the officers,” Seal said. “This should be an indication to drug dealers throughout the parish that our law enforcement agencies are working together to get drugs off of our streets.”

Seal also gave a strict warning to drug dealers.

“If you would get an honest job and get up and go to work like the good citizens of our parish, you wouldn’t be in jail,” Seal said. “The formula is simple. Work hard, get out of bed and every day and make a living for you and your family, and enjoy life in our community. Or, sell drugs and go to jail. Our jail may be crowded, but there is always room for you.”