Police arrest 17 in nighttime sweep
Cuero Police Department identified 33 people in a night drug bust last week that resulted in the arrest of 17 with more expected with time.
Police Chief Glenn Mutchler said a yearlong investigation resulted in 33 warrants and 14 indictments in an operation named “Sun Down”. The criminal activity related to use, sale and distribution of illegal narcotics.
This is the fourth project of this type for the Cuero Police in the past four years.
Starting around 8 p.m. last Tuesday, members of Cuero Police Department's Tactical Team and Patrol Division began serving warrants and making arrests. By 9 p.m. the teams had made their first arrest and the work continued until about 4:30 a.m.
Mutchler said the arrests also provided evidence that led to other drug related and weapons charges.
Operation Sun Down resulted in the seizure of a least five vehicles.
The individuals and charges include:
Jeremy Guajardo, delivery of controlled substance, abandon/endangerment of a child, felony possession of firearm.
Larry “Popper” Vasquez Jr., delivery of controlled substance, possession of controlled substance.
Kyle Stubbs, counterfeit insurance document, felony possession of firearm.
Veronica Perez-Escalona, counterfeit insurance document.
Guadalupe “Lupe” Gamez, Jr., delivery of controlled substance, possession of marijuana.
Michael Louis Williams, two counts of delivery of controlled substance.
Lottie Ramon, two counts of delivery of controlled substance to minor, possession of prohibited weapon, abandon/endanger child.
Allen Ray Johnson, delivery of controlled substance.
Willis Henry Brown, delivery of controlled substance.
Kerry Franklin, delivery of marijuana to child, abandon/endanger child, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Stephanie Ramos, possession of drug paraphernalia, expired operator's license.
John Galindo, Jr., delivery of controlled substance.
Lori Davis, delivery of controlled substance.
Trent Hopkins, possession of marijuana.
Brooke Nicole Barbontin, possession of controlled substance.
John Rodriguez IV, abandon/endanger child.
John Hull III, two counts of credit card abuse.
Cody Stubbs, delivery of marijuana, resisting arrest.
Pedro ‘Pete' Pena, two counts of delivery of controlled substance.
Vida Davidson, possession of marijuana.
Sue Caraway, two counts of delivery of controlled substance.
Amber Oneal, delivery of controlled substance.
Francis Girdy, delivery of controlled substance.
John Anzualda, possession of controlled substance.
Ophelia Sanchez, possession of marijuana.
Eric Vasquez, possession of marijuana.
Eric Mesa, warrants.
Shane Guerrero, possession of marijuana.
Adam Galindo, delivery of controlled substance.
Samuel Coleman, delivery of controlled substance.
Jose Sanchez, delivery of controlled substance.
Pedro Bautista, delivery of controlled substance, burglary of building.
Eddie Gonzales, burglary of building.
Jana Preiss, burglary of building.
Valdemir Barnett, delivery of controlled substance, abandon/endanger child.