Two more arrested in drug probe
Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a multi-state drug operation involving Maryville Public Safety and the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force that led to four people being taken into custody Wednesday afternoon in the Maryville Hy-Vee Parking lot.
Prosecuting Attorney Robert Rice on Friday released information stating that Everett L. Maynard, 46, Pataskala, Ohio, and Sherry L. Maynard, 47, also of Pataskala, were arrested Thursday, also at Hy-Vee, for allegedly attempting to use fraudulent prescriptions to purchase drugs.
According to a probable cause statement filed by Maryville Public Safety Officer Adam James, the Maynards entered the supermarket shortly after 11 a.m. and attempted to purchase narcotics using prescriptions obtained through “a less than reputable physician in the state of Florida.”
According to James’ statement, Sherry Maynard admitted that the couple drove from Florida to Maryville in an attempt to get the bogus prescriptions filled.
Sherry Maynard is also said to have admitted that Everett Maynard paid all expenses relating to the trip, including doctor’s office visits, gasoline, motel rooms and prescription costs.
In addition, Maynard is alleged to have admitted that she and Everett Maynard had taken numerous similar trips in quest of obtaining drugs to sell or otherwise distribute, resulting in financial gain over the past year of about $15,000.
James wrote that a search of the Maynards’ vehicle yielded narcotic prescriptions from the Florida physician “consistent with the prescriptions they provided to the Hy-Vee pharmacy.”
Rice has charged the Maynards with one count each of felony attempted possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute, deliver or sell. The drugs involved allegedly included oxycodone, methadone and diazepam (Valium).
The prosecutor stated in the charges that the Maynards were first told by a Hy-Vee Clerk to come back at a later time when the prescriptions would be available for pickup. When the suspects returned, the prescriptions were denied and police were summoned.
The Maynards were being held in the Nodaway County Jail in lieu of $35,000 bond for Sherry Maynard and $60,000 bond for Everett Maynard.
Taken into custody Wednesday under similar circumstances by officers from Maryville Public Safety and the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force were Jessica D. Chenault, 32, Jonesborough, Tennessee; Brandon Lee Harper, 25, Jonesborough, Tennessee; Bryce E. Morton, 34, Jonesborough, Tennessee; and Bettina Russell-Baker, 52, Hazard, Kentucky.
