Fourteen current and former law enforcement officers were among those arrested on drug-related charges by the FBI.
On Thursday, federal officials announced the arrests, which spanned multiple counties and multiple jurisdictions in Mississippi.
Those arrested include Washington County Sheriff Milton Gaston, Humphreys County Sheriff Bruce Williams, and Sunflower County Chief Deputy Marvin Flowers.
Other officers’ arrests include:
- Brandon Addison - Hollandale Police Dept., Humphreys Co. Sheriff’s Office
- Jabari Howard - Metcalf Police Dept., Hollandale Police
- Truron Grayson - Humphreys Co. Sheriff’s Office
- Sean Williams - Yazoo City Police Dept., Mississippi Department of Corrections
- Dexter Franklin - Washington Co. Sheriff’s Office
- Wendell Johnson - Bolivar Co. Sheriff’s Office
- Jamario Sanford - Greenwood Police Dept.
- Martavus Moore - Greenville Police Dept.
- Marquavious Bankhead - Miss. Highway Patrol
- Chaka Gaines - Greenville Police Dept.
- Dequarion Smith - Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office/Isola Police Dept.
- Marcus Nolan - Mississippi Department of Corrections
Acting U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner said the officers allegedly took bribes to allow or facilitate the transport of drugs in the Mississippi Delta, and that federal officials began the investigation after receiving complaints from drug dealers.
“This corruption permeated all levels, extended across multiple counties, multiple jurisdictions. The Department of Justice and its subset, the FBI, will not allow wrongdoers to get away with it,” said FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey.
