A drug roundup Thursday has resulted in the arrest of 18 individuals on charges ranging from possession to child abuse.
  A total of 43 indictments have been issued following the arrests.
  The raids began around 4:30 p.m. in primarily the Hurley, Prater and Big Rock areas, according to Buchanan County Sheriff Ray Foster. The local Drug Task Force, consisting of the Sheriff's Department, Grundy Police Department and the Virginia State Police, conducted the roundup.
  The last of the 18 who were arrested turned herself in Tuesday morning, Foster said. Charges against several others are also expected to be filed soon, he added.
  "I think we're doing a good job with [drug arrests]," Foster said Tuesday. "The county benefits from it. That's just more drugs our children aren't getting."
  Those indicted in the drug roundup include:
  Tabitha Michelle Matney, 21, of Hurley, was indicted on one count of possession of cocaine, a schedule II drug.
  Samuel Jonathan Payne, 42, of West Virginia, was indicted on one count of possession of Oxycodone, a schedule II drug.
  Forrest James Ratliff, 52, of Oakwood, was indicted on one count of selling methamphetamine, a schedule II drug.
  Clifford Blankenship, 44, of Hurley, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to sell Hydrocodone and one count of selling Hydrocodone, a schedule II drug.
  Freeman Justus, 47, of Hurley, was indicted on one count of selling methadone, a schedule II drug, and one count of keeping and maintaining a common nuisance.
  Dean Shortridge, 50, of Hurley, was indicted on one count of selling Hydrocodone, a schedule II drug.
  Jarrod Rocerick Bailey, 22, of Mavisdale, was indicted on one count of fraudulent conversion.
  Bradley Parnell Justus, 32, of West Virginia, was indicted on one count of selling Oxycodone, a schedule II drug.
  Terry Edward McCoy, 44, of Hurley, was indicted on one count of selling Oxycodone, a schedule II drug, and one count of keeping and maintaining a common nuisance.
  Joyce Ann Justice, 36, of Dismal, was indicted on three counts of selling methadone, a schedule II drug, and one count of keeping and maintaining a common nuisance.
  Gregory Dean Justus, 32, of Grundy, was indicted on two counts of selling Burprenorphene, a schedule III drug, and two counts of keeping or maintaining a common nuisance.
  William Keene, 40, of Grundy, was indicted on two counts of selling cocaine, a schedule II drug, and two counts of keeping or maintaining a common nuisance.
  Lonnie Dwayne Gibson, 40, of Hurley, was indicted on one count each of conspiracy to sell Oxycodone, a schedule II drug, selling or distributing Oxycodone, keeping or maintaining a common nuisance and child abuse.
  David Lee Shelton, 42, of Hurley, was indicted on one count each of selling Alprazolam, a schedule IV drug, selling Oxycodone, a schedule II drug, and conspiracy to sell Oxycodone.
  David Wayne Blankenship, 40, of Grundy, was indicted on one count each of possession of marijuana and possession and transporting a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
  Mark Allen Justus, 45, of Hurley, was indicted on three counts of keeping or maintaining a common nuisance, three counts of selling schedule II drugs including cocaine, Hydrocodone and Oxycodone, one count of conspiracy to sell Oxycodone and one count of selling Alprazolam, a schedule IV drug.
  Lora Blankenship, 39, of Grundy, was indicted on one count of possession of marijuana.
  Danny Ray Davis, 50, of Grundy, was indicted on one count of selling cocaine, a schedule II drug, and one count of keeping or maintaining a common nuisance.

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