Detectives with the Avery County Sheriff’s Office, along with the assistance of the Avery-Mitchell Correctional Facility have charged seven individuals with multiple drug charges.
- Gary Lee Wagner,
- 44, was charged with Conspire to Traffic Opiates, Possession with intent to Sell/Deliver Methamphetamine, Possession with intent to Sell/Deliver Schedule III controlled substance, Conspiracy to Sell Methamphetamine, Conspiracy to Sell/Deliver Schedule III controlled substance, and Possession of Controlled Substance on Prison/Jail premises.
- Jamie Lynn Velazquez,
- 45, was charged with Possession with intent to Sell/Deliver Methamphetamine, Possession with intent to Sell/Deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, Deliver Methamphetamine, Sell/Delivery of a Schedule III Controlled Substance, and Possession of Controlled Substance on Prison/Jail Premises.
- Dorcus Wagner,
- 72, was charged with Trafficking Opiates, Conspiracy to Sell/Deliver Methamphetamine, and Conspiracy to Sell/Deliver a Schedule III Controlled Substance.
- Richard Lee Swain,
- 43, was charged with Trafficking Opiates, Conspiracy to Sell/Deliver Schedule III controlled substance, and Conspiracy to Sell/Deliver a Schedule III.
- Juan Manola Monk,
- 36, was charged with Trafficking Opiates, and Possession of Controlled Substance on Prison/Jail premises.
- Niesha Chaundelle Johnson,
- 45, was charged with Trafficking Opiates and Possession of Controlled Substance on Prison/Jail premises.
- James Christopher Cutshaw,
- 43, was charged with Trafficking Opiates and Possession of Controlled Substance on Prison/Jail premises.
These charges stem from a two-month investigation into the trafficking of opiates, Sell/Delivery of Methamphetamine and Sell/Delivery of Schedule III controlled substances.
