COLUMBUS, Ind. — Police arrested 16 people on multiple criminal charges, including 10 felonies during a shoplifting sting nicknamed “Operation Roll-Back.”
The investigation and subsequent arrests happened inside and around Walmart, 735 Whitfield Drive, on Thursday. The effort was organized by officers from the Columbus Police Department’s Intelligence Led Policing Unit which is comprised of officers from CPD as well as a deputy from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office. Also assisting in the operation were officers from the Columbus Police Department and Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office K-9 units as well as Walmart loss prevention security.
The following persons were arrested on the preliminary charges listed below during the investigation:
- Anthony M. Brown, 27, Columbus — Dealing in a Narcotic Drug (Level 4 Felony), Possession of a Legend Drug (Level 6 Felony), Resisting Law Enforcement in a Vehicle (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class A Misdemeanor), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Class C Misdemeanor)
- Jeffrey D. Johnson, 63, Columbus — Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony)
- James R. Bennett, 28, Columbus — Possession of a Syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Resisting Law Enforcement in a Vehicle (Level 6 Felony), Resisting Law Enforcement (Class A Misdemeanor)
- Christopher M. Allman, 36, Seymour; Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of Heroin (Level 6 Felony)
- Rose Mary Boling, 40, Columbus — Possession of a Syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class A Misdemeanor)
- Jennifer N. Lenderman, 41, Columbus; Driving While Suspended with a Prior Conviction (Class A Misdemeanor)
- Gregory A. Ferrell, 41, Columbus; Driving While Suspended with a Prior Conviction (Class A Misdemeanor)
- Robert M. Faulkner, 23, Columbus — Driving While Suspended with a Prior Conviction (Class A Misdemeanor)
- Shannon Crouch, 48, Columbus — Theft (Class A Misdemeanor)
- Richa J. Gordon, 52, Columbus — Theft (Class A Misdemeanor)
- Carrie M. McGeorge, 45, Columbus; Theft (Class A Misdemeanor)
- Derek M. Weddle, 31, Columbus — Theft (Class A Misdemeanor), Criminal Trespass (Class A Misdemeanor)
- Jerry A. Williamson Jr., 35, Columbus — Criminal Mischief (Class B Misdemeanor)
- Hoyt L. Chambers Jr. 48, Scipio — Operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license (Class C Misdemeanor)
- Tyler A. Small, 30, Columbus — Bartholomew County Warrant
- Brandon J. Ramos, 33, Indianapolis — Bartholomew County Warrant
