Wednesday morning deputies and investigators with the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department, the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the Mississippi Department of Corrections, the Picayune Police Department and the Fifteenth Circuit Intervention Court executed a 34 person round up in Pearl River County.

The operation is conducted once or twice a year where the departments serve warrants obtained through undercover drug investigations and other offenses.

As of the afternoon of Nov. 2, 16 suspects were arrested as part of the round up. The following suspects were arrested during the operation;

Fredrick Hall, 53, 15 Lasha Rd., Apt. 5, Nicholson; arrested for sale, transfer or distribution of a controlled substance.

John Ashley, 51, 71 Deer Run Rd.; arrested  for controlled substance violation.

Samantha Ashley, 38, 71 Deer Run Rd.; arrested for shoplifting and controlled substance violation.

Christifer Torbe, 37, 16 Kerry Lane St., Carriere; arrested for contempt of court.

John Torbet, 57, 16 Kerry Lane St., Carriere; arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

Debbie Wood, 55, 232 Runway Rd.; arrested 2, for contempt of court.

Charlie Buck Spiers, 47, 1294 Rock Ranch Rd.; arrested for petit larceny and contempt of court.

Marvin Woody, 57, 407 Martin Luther King, Poplarville; arrested for controlled substance violation.

Jahnu Spinner 36, 15 Abra Cadabra Lane, Lumberton; arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

Jason Digiovanni, 42, 5 Whisper Pine, Poplarville; arrested for contempt of court and escape.

David Goodwill, 59, 10 William Odom Rd., Poplarville; arrested for touching of a child for lustful purposes.

Tiffany Bonds, 34, 1553 Section Line Rd.; arrested for controlled substance violation.

Gina Metzler, 45, 116 Marilyn St.; arrested for possession of a counterfeit substance with intent.

Salina Craft, 44, 40 Checker Mitchell Rd.; arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

Mary Riley, 63, 624 Old Camp Rd., Poplarville; arrested for controlled substance violation.

At 3 p.m. on Wednesday Chief Deputy Freddy Drennan held a brief press conference about the round up to provide an update and a list of the suspects still at large.

There are 19 suspects still at large, and Drennan said he hopes they will be accounted for in the following days.

“This is an ongoing investigation that has been going for about six months…this will be a continuing operation within Pearl River County to continue to work towards doing the best we can do to eliminate these drugs in the county,” said Drennan.

Those still being sought include;

Nicholas Mitchell, 38, 158 Geranium Dr. Nicolson; for an indictment for possession of controlled substance with intent second subsequent offender under section 41-29-147 fentanyl.

Hughes Watson, 46, 124 Lilac Dr. Nicolson for a warrant for sale of a controlled substance.

Stephen Burch, 50, 304 E. Speedway Rd., Truman Ark., for an indictment for fleeing and eluding law enforcement, grand larceny and a controlled substance violation.

Jeremy McCastile, 37, 110 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., for an indictment for two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, three counts of conspiracy to commit a crime X3 and a bench warrant.

Destiny Boudreaux, 32, 23 Dogwood Dr. Carriere for a warrant for two counts of sale of a controlled substance.

Gary Browder, 33, 4 Linda Lane, Picayune for an indictment for driving under the influence fourth offense.

Jermaine Daggans, 26, 205 Moody St. Picayune MS. drug court violation.

Joshua Babb, 42, 56 Stafford Rd. Picayune for an indictment for conspiracy, credit fraud and grand larceny.

Dedrick Thomas, 38, 1112 East Canal St. for a warrant for sale of a controlled substance.

Daniel Davis, 42, 23 Gale Davis Rd. Lumberton for a warrant for sale of a controlled substance.

Jeremy Stogner, 48, unknown address, for a drug violation.

Joseph R. Head, 60, unknown address, indictment for two counts of accessory after the fact of escape.

David Manning, 34, 247 John Amacker Rd., Poplarville for a burglary warrant.

Jeremy Lee Smith, 35, 223 South Jordan St., Poplarville, for an indictment for possession of a controlled substance.

Merrill Bucher, 37, 43 Holloway Rd. Carriere for an indictment for two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent.

Charles D. Johnson, Jr., 47., 29 Wheatfield Rd. Poplarville for a warrant for conspiracy to sell a controlled substance.

Nicholas Johnson, 27, 29 Wheatfield Rd., Poplarville, for a warrant for the sale of a controlled substance.

Mark Lee, 62, 89 Magnolia Dr. Picayune for an indictment for the possession of a controlled substance and tampering with evidence.

Michael Anthony Rester, 39, unknown address, wanted for failure to provide residency or register as a sex offender.

If anyone has information about the suspects still at large, they are asked to contact the Pearl River County Sheriffs Office at 601-749-5482 or the Mississippi Crime Stoppers at 877-787-5898.