Central Texas meth sting puts 16 suspects on ice, more arrests likely

HAMILTON, Texas (KWTX) A Hamilton County meth sting dubbed Operation Ice Storm led to 16 arrests throughout Central Texas and dozens more are possible before authorities are finished.

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Authorities were looking for nine more suspects Tuesday.

Hamilton County Sheriff Justin Caraway says 24 warrants were issued in the first phase of the operation, but the second phase may lead to as many as 30 more arrests.

"We expect another 20 to 30 people to be put in jail in connection with this,” he said Tuesday.

The arrests are the product of a year-and-a-half investigation of methamphetamine trafficking, Caraway said.

Dealers are moving drugs up U.S. Highway 281 into Hamilton County and beyond.

"These things fan from Fort Worth to Austin to Waco to the Belton-Killeen-Temple area,” Caraway said.

"We're not going to tolerate it if you come to our county. We’re going to put your butt in jail if you do this," he said.

Arrests so far

Coby Goains was arrested Tuesday evening by Coryell County Sheriff Scott Williams and deputies after they were led on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle.

Thaddeus Freeman Green, 30, of Gatesville was arrested and charged with manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. He remains in the Coryell County jail in lieu of $20,000 bond.

Montie Mosley, 41, of Hewitt was arrested and charged with two counts of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. He’s held in the McLennan County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.

Scott Dean Ross, 39, of Gatesville was arrested on two counts of manufacture/delivery of controlled substance. He was held in the Coryell County Jail in lieu of bonds totaling $20,000.

Aricelli Nicole Medcalf, 37, of Gatesville was arrested and charged with two counts of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. She was held in the Coryell County Jail in lieu of bonds totaling $20,000.

Amy Marie Miller, 42, of Lewisville was arrested and charged with two counts of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. She was held in the Coryell County Jail on bonds totaling $20,000.

Weston Charles Jamroz, 26 of Temple, was arrested on one count of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. He was held in the Burnet County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond.

Buford Davis Smith, 39, of Copperas Cove was arrested on one count of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. He was jailed in Bell County in lieu of $10,000 bond.

David Wayne Battle, 40, of Gatesville was arrested on one count of manufacture/delivery of controlled substance. He was held in the Coryell County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bond.

Wendi Michael Hall, 39 of Evant was arrested and charged with manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. She was released from the Hamilton County Jail after posting a $10,000 bond.

John Douglas Dyer, 33 of Hamilton was arrested on one count of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. He was jailed in Coryell County in lieu of $10,000 bond.

Joslynn Marie Townsend, 40, of Evant, was arrested on one count of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. She posted a $10,000 bond and was released from the Coryell County Jail.

Riley Blake Collins, 20 of Gatesville, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. He was held in the Coryell County Jail in lieu of $10,500 bond.

Willah Sue (Heard) Collins, 47, of Gatesville, was arrested on the same charge of possession of controlled substance. She was held in the Coryell County Jail in lieu of $7,000 bond.

Stephen Earl Williams, 61 of Gatesville was arrested on one count of possession of controlled substance. He was held in the Coryell County Jail in lieu of $7,000 bond.

Russell Homever, 34, of Lott, arrested on one count of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. He was released after posting a $20,000 bond.

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