Drug Arrests Made In Jackson County

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Posted: 1:53 PM Mar 21, 2008
Last Updated: 1:53 PM Mar 21, 2008

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Four people have been arrested and others are being sought following the return of drug-related indictments by a Jackson County Grand Jury.

The indictments were the result of undercover investigations into illegal trafficking of prescription narcotics conducted by Operation UNITE last year.

Law enforcement officers with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky State Police and UNITE located four of the suspects between Sunday, March 16 and Thursday, March 20.

Those arrested were:

• John "Bud" Clemons, age 68, of Chestnut Flat Road, McKee, three counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and one count second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

• Travis K. Farmer, age 24, of Crank Road, Tyner, one count each of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school.

• John Henry McCorkle, age 29, of SR-89 South, McKee, five counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, one count third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, and one count trafficking in marijuana less than 8 ounces.

• Michael R. Potter, age 36, of Jack's Ridge Road, McKee, two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, one count second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, and one count third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.

For more information about Operation UNITE visit their website at www.operationunite.org .

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In 2003, Fifth District Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers (R-Somerset) worked to create Operation UNITE, a regional anti-drug initiative empowering citizens groups and community leaders in 29 southern and eastern Kentucky counties. UNITE, which stands for Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment & Education, seeks to fight the drug epidemic by expanding drug awareness and education programs to keep people from using drugs; coordinating drug treatment and outreach programs for those who are already addicted; and operating regional undercover law enforcement task forces for interdiction and prosecution of those dealing drugs. Rogers has directed $36.6 million in federal funds to the counter-drug initiative over the past five years. For more information contact Karen Engle toll-free at 1-866-678-6483.

Drug Tip Hotline - 1-866-424-4382 / Treatment Referral Hotline - 1-866-90-UNITE (1-866-908-6483)

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Posted by: Jamie Location: Bell County on Mar 22, 2008 at 06:17 PM
Me,,,I can't believe you would say they have committed no crime, Selling dope within shouting distance of a school, You got to be kidding, right? You are right about one thing, they need to catch the doctors dispensing all these drugs without doing random drug test on the patient to make sure they are using the medicine instead of selling it. Both are guilty and both should be in prison. These people don't want a job, it's too much work. The system has created these people, they need to fix the problem.

Posted by: Big Ed Location: Louisvlle on Mar 22, 2008 at 05:14 PM
good, throw these toothless rednecks in jail and thrown away the key!

Posted by: Bill on Mar 22, 2008 at 04:41 AM
More people hauled away because of free goverment dope.

Posted by: Me on Mar 21, 2008 at 05:38 PM
First of all, where do people get these prescriptions, 1) Doctors office or emergency rooms. 2) People dont just make these drugs. 3) How do they get these from the doctors and who is giving this to them. The Federal Government needs to check that out. Instead of looking for people that havent committed a crime and put it to them for 2 years of their life. They need to do their job instead of getting people to put other people up to doing things and these people didnt even do the crime but were charged anyway so why not the doctors whom they are giving these drugs out. (OPEN your eyes. These drugs dont grow in the garden. Get a life, check out the doctors, they are making millions giving these pills out.

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