Thursday, November 20, 2014

Boone County Drug Bust



Six people were arrested Wednesday in a drug bust at a home along Bricktown Road in Nellis, the Boone County Sheriff's Office says.

Deputies executed a search warrant at the home, looking for controlled substances including methamphetamine, according to a news release.

The following suspects were arrested:

·                     Michael Joe Clark, 42, of Bloomingrose. Charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

·                     Tara Ann Clark, 40, of Bloomingrose, who's the wife of Michael Joe Clark. Charged with possession with the intent to deliver a schedule II controlled substance.

·                     Michael Christopher Gillispie, 40, of Ashford. Charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance.

·                     Jonathan Douglas Gillispie, 35, of Ashford. Charged with the possession of a stolen vehicle. That charge is in connection with a Jeep Wrangler, which was stolen from C&O Motors in St. Albans on Nov. 11. It was located at the home along Bricktown Road where the drug bust occurred Wednesday and will be returned to its owner.

·                     Donald Eugene Gillispie Jr, 38, of Ridgeview. Charged with carrying a concealed weapon.

·                     Russell Lee Gillenwater, 35, of Nellis. Charged with possession of a controlled substance.

All of the suspects were in the Southwestern Regional Jail and awaiting arraignment.