02/25/2023
On Friday February 24th the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office
initiated a drug investigation that identified multiple Fentanyl
traffickers in Western Kentucky. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted in
the investigation by the Graves County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA).
On 02/24/2023 McCracken County Sheriff Detectives located and stopped
a vehicle at approximately 5:30 PM in the parking lot of a hotel
located at 2960 John Puryear Drive in McCracken County. Two men were
in the vehicle, 28-year-old Frankus Cherry and 22-year-old Tashawn
Jackson, both of Mayfield, KY. During the stop, detectives located
approximately 40 Fentanyl pills, bags of Marijuana and a set of
scales. Both men were arrested and lodged in the McCracken County
Regional Jail.
At approximately 6:00 PM, detectives and deputies conducted another
traffic stop on a different vehicle involved in the same investigation
on Lone Oak Road in McCracken County. Detectives arrested 33-year-old
David Roberson of Mayfield for conspiracy to trafficking in Fentanyl
during that traffic stop.
Detectives worked in conjunction with the Graves County Sheriff’s
Office to obtain a search warrant for Roberson’s residence located at
1103 Ridgeway Street in Mayfield, KY. During the search warrant
service, detectives with both agencies located and seized more than
3000 Fentanyl pills, Marijuana, a handgun, drug paraphernalia, and
money believed to be proceeds of illegal drug sales.
All three men were lodged in the McCracken County Regional Jail. The
seized Fentanyl pills in this case have an estimated street value of
more than $60,000.
Arrested: Frankus Cherry 28, of Mayfield, KY
Charges: Trafficking in Fentanyl & Operating a vehicle with an
expired operator’s license
Arrested: Tashawn Jackson 22, of Mayfield, KY
Charges: Trafficking in Marijuana and possession of drug
paraphernalia
Arrested: David Roberson 33, of Mayfield, KY
Charges: Conspiracy to trafficking in Fentanyl 2nd or subsequent
offense, possession of Marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia
Roberson will also face charges in Graves County, KY.
