Updated: December 15, 2017

SEVERAL MAURY COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE IN JAIL TODAY AFTER BEING ARRESTED AS THE RESULT OF AN UNDERCOVER DRUG OPERATION. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, A JOINT INVESTIGATION BY SPECIAL AGENTS WITH THE DRUG INVESTIGATION DIVISION OF TBI AND AGENTS WITH THE 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT DRUG TASK FORCE, MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, COLUMBIA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEA CONDUCTED THE INVESTIGATION IN AUGUST. CONTROLLED DRUG PURCHASES WERE MADE IN AND AROUND COLUMBIA AND MT PLEASANT OVER THE TWO MONTH PERIOD. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, AGENTS DEVELOPED INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIED THOSE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE SALE OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. ON WEDNESDAY MAURY COUNTY GRAND JURY RETURNED INDICTMENTS, CHARGING MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS ON DRUG RELATED COUNTS. WAYLON WILCOX, MATTHEW JOHNSON, TONI SMITH, CASEY RAMSEY, KYLE LEE DAVIS, AND COURTNEY LOWERY WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTOdY ON THURSDAY.