Six charged in three separate drug busts

By Staff
Staff Reports, Hartselle Enquirer
A string of drug-related arrests have wrapped up a busy week for the Morgan County Sheriff's Department. Six people were arrested following three drug raids last week.
The first occurred at 671 West Lacon Road in Falkville on Dec. 5. Agents with the Morgan County Drug Task Force arrested Jonathan Dale Leverett for unlawful possession of a controlled substance/methamphetamine, possession of marijuana in the second degree and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Leverett was booked in the Morgan County Jail on $2,000 bond.
Also that day, task force agents served a search warrant at 52B Betterton Drive in Danville. Agents found marijuana, methamphetamine and assorted drug paraphernalia at the home. The home's resident, Steven Lee Belmont, 31, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance/methamphetamine, possession of marijuana in the second degree and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $2,000.
Agents also arrested Derrick Franklin Maddox, 26, of Blankenship Road in Danville and charged him with unlawful possession of a controlled substance/ methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Christopher Lacey, 20, of 270 Garrison Road in Hartselle, was also arrested during the raid. He was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance/ methamphetamine and possession of marijuana in the s second degree.
Bond for Maddox was set at $1,500. Lacey's bond was set at $1,500.
James Ballinger of Danville was also arrested at the home on outstanding warrant charges from Lawrence County.
At a separate raid that day, agents were joined by Decatur Police Department's Organized Crime Unit in serving a search warrant at the residence of Fabian Maurice Jones of 1425 Danville Road. Agents found marijuana, cocaine, drug paraphernalia and a 9mm handgun at the home. Jones is charged with first degree possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jones was taken to the Morgan County Jail on $1,800 bond.

At a Glance

PowerGrid Services in Hartselle evacuated for bomb threat

Morgan County

20 under 40: Trey Chowning

Falkville

20 under 40: TJ Holmes

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Spencer Bell

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Shelby Keenum

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Rachel Howard

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Mary Virgina Halbrooks

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Maggie McKelvey

Decatur

20 under 40: Maegan Jones

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Lindsey Tapscott

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

‘He lets us have sex’: More details emerge on Hartselle man accused of child exploitation 

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Hartselle church creates Easter-themed escape rooms 

Danville

Family tradition: State livestock show legacy spans generations

Editor's picks

Baseball for Beau: More than $8k raised for scholarship named after Hartselle child  

Falkville

20 under 40: Lela Weeks

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Kalleigh Thomas

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

20 under 40: Jaime Hatcher

Hartselle

Veteran Hartselle firefighter charged with possessing child porn

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Cerrowire expansion named finalist in Business Alabama Awards  

At a Glance

Work begins on repairing two bridges over I-65 in Morgan County in coming weeks

At a Glance

Tickets for Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame banquet available

Falkville

Morgan County volunteers celebrated at annual fire department banquet 

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Man jailed for stealing car from jail after earlier release 

FRONT PAGE FEATURED

Police: Hartselle man encouraged children to have sex inside his apartment

x