Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Investigative Operations Bureau
- Narcotics Division

Suspects:

Carla Barlow
D.O.B.: 11/20/1964
Address: 11875 Gulf Boulevard #108, Treasure Island
Charges: Possession of Marijuana & Sale or Delivery of a Controlled Substance

James  Vernon Mitchell
D.O.B.: 12/27/1991
Address: 11875 Gulf Boulevard #119, Treasure Island
Charges: (2)Sale or Delivery of Cannabis, (2)Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Sale or Delivery of Clonazepam

Jovan Williams
D.O.B.: 09/01/1987
Address: 11401 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street #2413, St. Petersburg
Charges: Possession of Hydromorphone

William Earl Turner
D.O.B.: 11/14/1966
Address: 6825 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg
Charges: (3) Possession of Marijuana, (1) Sale of Controlled Substance (Marijuana), (3) Sale or Delivery of Controlled Substance

Nichole Culin
D.O.B.: 04/25/1981
Address: 11180 1^st Street East #6, Treasure island
Charges: Sale or Delivery of Marijuana, Possession of Suboxone, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Powder Cocaine, Sale or Delivery of Powder Cocaine, and Possession of Marijuana

What:
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the, Treasure Island Police Department, have completed a long-term undercover narcotics investigation targeting drug sales occurring within the city limits of Treasure Island.

When:
Between July 2014 and December 2014

Where:
The city limits of Treasure Island

Why/How:
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and the Treasure Island Police Department began Operation Sand Storm in July 2014 and concluded in December 2014. Throughout the operation, with the assistance of the Treasure Island Police Department, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Detectives were able to identify and conduct multiple narcotics transactions with 13 different suspects. 

The narcotics purchased include crack cocaine, powder cocaine, heroin, marijuana, synthetic cannabinoids (spice) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid). On December 8, 2014 five of the thirteen offenders were arrested with eight remaining at large.

The investigation continues. 

Carla Barlow

James  Vernon Mitchell

Jovan Williams 

William Earl Turner

Nichole Culin