Seven people arrested, charged in cocaine bust

Standard Democrat

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Seven people have been arrested on crack cocaine charges in Sikeston.

Sikeston police identified those arrested Friday night as Byron Howard, 30, Allen Howard, 42, Joe Lee Hatchet, 42, Roshel Brown, 21, Larry Marshall, 48, Angela Farrow, 25, and Tamra White, 41.

The arrests followed a monthlong investigation in a government housing project.

All, but Farrow, are thought to be from Sikeston. Farrow is thought to be from Cape Girardeau.

Charges and bond amounts are: Byron Howard, trafficking crack cocaine, $250,000; Allen Howard, selling crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of government housing and possession of crack cocaine, $300,000; Hatchet, two counts of selling crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of government housing, $500,000; Brown, possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell, $100,000; Marshall, possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell and on a felony warrant for two counts of forgery, $150,000 and $5,000.

Farrow was charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia and on being a probation absconder in a warrant from Cape Girardeau.

She was being held on a $102,500 bond; White was charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell and is held on a $100,000 bond.