Joint Narcotics Investigation Finds Stolen Firearms and Large Quantities of Drugs
Eleven total individuals have been charged in two separate federal indictments following this months- long investigation into drug trafficking.
Beginning in January 2025, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Evansville
Resident Office and detectives from the Evansville Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force (EVCDTF) launched an investigation into large-scale narcotics distribution in the Evansville area. The investigation allegedly uncovered two related drug trafficking organizations led by Jadrion Griffin and Michael Kelly.
According to the indictments, Griffin and Kelly acquired significant quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine from a supplier in St. Louis, Missouri. These drugs were allegedly distributed to nine co-defendants, who then sold them to individuals throughout the Evansville community. Investigators allege that multiple residences and properties in Evansville were used to store, package, and distribute the narcotics.
On July 28 and 29, 2025, the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, EVCDTF, Evansville Police Department, Indiana State Police, and partner agencies executed federal search warrants at various locations in Evansville,
Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky. All eleven defendants were taken into custody. Those charged were Jadrion Giffin (46), Michael Kelly (47), Terry Shealey (44), Derrick Beans (47), Bobby Hunter (45), Lawrence Winstead (44), Alphonso Kelly (47), Tanya Swearington (61), Laurene Winrow (71), George Frazier (44) and Monica Edwards (56)
