US Marshals ‘Cuffed Task Force’ is cleaning up Fort Gay
FT. GAY, WVA — The US Marshals Cuffed Task force is cleaning up Fort Gay with 2 separate sweeps resulting in 10 arrests in the past 2 weeks.
Yesterday, Wednesday the 21st five people were arrested on drug warrants in Wayne Co. including Liss Bowen and Julius “Art” Marcum in Fort Gay after the Wayne Co. Sheriff’s Dept. “Drug Enforcement Unit” made an undercover buy from them.
Both of the suspects are charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance.
Three other suspects were arrested in the Crum, Wva area including Gloria Marcum, Steven Sykes and Thelma Munch. Deputies say some of the drugs in these cases include suboxone and oxycodone.
This bust is right on the heels of another drug sweep on the 14th of September where another 5 people were arrested in different parts of Wayne Co. and Huntington involving painkillers, heroin, and crystal meth according to Wayne Co. Sheriff’s Office.
The suspects arrested included two men, both named Michael Newsome in Fort Gay both being charged with delivery of a controlled substance, Diana Salmons arrested in the Fort Gay area was charged with 2 counts of delivery of a controlled substance. The other two subjects were Gary Bragg of Crum WV. and Larry Webb of Huntington.
Marcum and Bowen both arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 21st on two counts of delivery of a controlled substance.
