A series of investigations that began in December culminated in the arrest of numerous people involved in the distribution of drugs including heroin and methamphetamine, Buena Vista Police Department Chief Dean Morgan said Wednesday.
Four Buena Vista residents and two Salida residents were arrested as a result of the investigations, as was a Colorado Springs woman arrested in Salida.
Those arrested were Buena Vista resident Jeannie Lynn Blackwell, 61; Buena Vista resident Clayton James Fisher, 55; Colorado Springs resident Jewell Marie Jump, 22; Buena Vista resident Troy Elliot Whitmore, 32; Salida resident William Curtis Pitney, 39; Buena Vista resident Cameron Gordenair, 22; Salida resident Franklin Lee Richardt, 33.
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