By JEFF FARRELL

Staff Writer

Thursday was a bad morning for up to three dozen alleged criminals who are now facing charges from the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were out in force staging early Thursday morning rounding up subjects facing sealed indictments from the latest session of the Sevier County Grand Jury.

Almost all were targets from a four-month undercover investigation dubbed “Operation Painkiller.”

Capt. Randy Parton said the unit was looking for about 35 people. By late in the afternoon, they’d found 22. “We started at 7 a.m., and we’re still working on it,” Parton said.

They announced the following arrests Thursday afternoon:

n William D. Lennox Jr., 40, of 102 South Blvd., was charged with sale and delivery of schedule II cocaine and theft less $500. His bond was set at $53,500.

n Carl G. Maples, 35, of 326 McMahan Ave. in Sevierville, was charged with manufacturing marijuana. His bond was set at $10,000.

n Charles K. Luck, 42, of 831 Burden Hill in Sevierville, was charged with sale and delivery of a counterfeit controlled substance. His bond was set at $10,000.

n Richard Molinario, 54, of 918 East Parkway in Gatlinburg, was charged with two counts of sale and delivery of marijuana. His bond was set at $20,000.

n Jimmy Ogle, 33, of 2233 Big River Overlook in Sevierville, was charged with sale and delivery of morphine and sale and delivery of alprazolam. His bond was set at $40,000.

n Matthew D. McMurray, 29, of 3450 Spring View in Sevierville, was charged with sale and delivery of Oxycodone. His bond was set at $30,000.

n Sharon Curze, 50, of 2444 Ridge Road, Apt. 2 in Sevierville, was charged with sale and delivery of Oxycodone. Her bond was set at $30,000.

n Bobby Ellis, 57, of 1034 Beverly Hills Drive in Sevierville, was charged with sale and delivery of marijuana. His bond was set at $10,000.

n Melanie Burress-Morris, 50, of 947 Jamesena Miller Drive in Pigeon Forge, was charged with sale and delivery of alprazolam and sale and delivery of oxycodone. Her bond was set at $50,000.

n Matthew J. Vance, 43, of Powell, was charged with sale and delivery of fentanyl, sale and delivery of hydrocodone and sale and delivery of alprazolam. His bond was set at $90,000.

n Phillip D. Collier II, 25, of 4059 Hitching Post Road in Pigeon Forge, was charged with sale an delivery of hydrocodone. His bond was set at $20,000.

n Jacinda A. Stansberry, 26, of 1903 McCleary Bend Road in Sevierville, was charged with sale and delivery of methylphenidate, sale and delivery of hydrocodone, and sale and delivery of Oxycodone. Her bond was set at $80,000.

n Corinna N. Kinner, 19, of 412 Apple Valley Road in Sevierville, was charged with two counts of sale and delivery of oxycodone. Her bond was set at $60,000.

n Cynthia D. Paulk, 33, of 114 Norton Lane in Seymour, was charged with sale and delivery of hydrocodone and sale and delivery of Oxycodone. Her bond was set at $50,000.

n Ashley Sutton, 26, 25, of 507 Wooddale Lane in Sevierville, was charged with sale and delivery of clonzepam. His bond was set at $40,000.

n Billy D. Foster, 36, of 114 Norton Lane in Seymour, was charged with sale and delivery of dihydrocodinone. His bond was set at $20,000.

n Joshua E. Owens, 19, of 3506 Cozyway in Sevierville, was charged with sale and delivery of alprazolam. His bond was set at $20,000.

n David W. Atchley, 55, of 2077 Little Valley Road in Sevierville, was charged with sale and delivery of alprazolam. His bond was set at $20,000.

n Michael E. Kelly, 30, of 130 Old Mill Road in Sevierville, was charged wit theft less than $500. His bond was seat at $3,500.

n Heather M. McMahan, 28, of 2748 Red Rooster Way in Sevierville, was charged with two counts of sale and delivery of schedule IV diazemapm. Her bond was set at $20,000.

n Jarred M. Pritchett, 26, of 513 Marshall Drive in sevierville, was charged with sale and delivery of schedule IV alprazolam and sale and delivery of schedule I MDMA. His bond was set at $70,000.

n Alex M. Towne, 43, of 1144 Hilltop circle in Sevierville, was charge with two counts of sale and delivery of marijuana. His bond was set at $20,000.

jfarrell@themountainpress.com