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The Giant Pill Sting In Jack Conway’s Back Yard

February 2nd, 2012 · 2 Comments

Yesterday, 27 people were indicted in Franklin County in a push dubbed “Operation Untouchable” by Sheriff Pat Melton. He was assisted by Commonwealth’s Attorney Larry Cleveland and County Attorney Rick Sparks.

While Jack Conway has been keen to publicly embarrass himself by saying the pill problem in Kentucky is going away? Uh, well, take a look at those indicted:

Jason Allen Ware, 34, Frankfort, Ky Debra Q. Baker, 61, Frankfort, Ky Jodi L. Ware, 38, Frankfort, Ky Jeffrey Keith Ware, 31, Frankfort, Ky Henry Earl Penn, 47, Frankfort, Ky Jeff Allen Carrier, 43, Frankfort, Ky Elizabeth A. Cummins, 57, Frankfort, Ky Jessie Taylor Quire, 34, Frankfort, Ky Artis Ike “Peter” Quire, 43, Frankfort, Ky William Risque Beeler, 43, Frankfort, Ky Jason Corde Smith, 40, Frankfort, Ky Willis Earl Bickers, 31, Frankfort, Ky Douglas Robert Smith, 22, Frankfort, Ky Kelly Ray Smith, 38, Lexington, Ky Andrea Sue Corman, 33, Frankfort, Ky Aimee Denise Hockensmith, 27, Frankfort, Ky John Charles Herman, 30, Lawrenceburg, Ky Jason Thomas Dezarn, 32, Lawrenceburg, Ky Brian Keith Bobbitt, 41, Frankfort, Ky Michael Lee Baker, 44, Frankfort, Ky Floyd Thomas Quire, 49, Frankfort, Ky Angela Michelle Shelton, 41, Frankfort, Ky Mark Allen Perkins, 43, Frankfort, Ky John Wayne Wiley, 43, Frankfort, Ky Joe Quire, 28, Frankfort, Ky Shelly L. Hopper, 37, Lawrenceburg, Ky Bronson Dwayne Masters, 34, Frankfort, Ky

Feeling frisky, reporters? Click here to see photos of many of those indicted.

Operation Untouchable was a six month investigation into the illegal sale of Oxycodone via the Florida pipeline. They estimate that 36,120 pills were illegally distributed in Franklin County by the criminal syndicate between December 2010 and January 2012. That’s 885,450 milligrams of Oxy. Something like $920,000 worth of drugs.

The name “Operation Untouchable,” though? Comes from the druggies themselves. They made t-shirts bearing the words “The Untouchables.”

What was that, again, about Jack Conway drying up pills in Kentucky? Because his office had nothing to do with what was going on in his own back yard.

Tags: Investigation · Jack Conway · Law Enforcement

2 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Chris Tobe // Feb 2, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    When I was watching Justified Tuesday night they kept referring to the Oxy kingpins in Frankfort, looks like Pat got a bunch of them.

  • 2 Curious // Feb 2, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    All I can say is OMG!

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