Drug Bust Nets More Than Six Dozen Arrests

Authorities today released the names of more than six dozen people jailed last week in connection with a nearly yearlong probe into drug crimes in Poway and Ramona.

The 73 suspects were arrested Sept. 10 as part of "Operation Mountain Shadow," which also resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and other drugs collectively valued at $2.1 million, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, which serves Lemon Grove.

No Lemon Grove residents were caught but many were from the surrounding area. The suspects face various state and federal drug charges, as well as weapons allegations, authorities said. Several were arrested on outstanding warrants.

Suspects ranged in ages from 19 to 68 and are listed below:

-- Jose Norbert Gaytan-Gonzalez, 33, of Spring Valley

-- James Marshall Thomas Beebe, 28, of La Mesa

-- Rene Lewin, 29, of La Mesa

-- Eric Leitzke, 42, of El Cajon

Also arrested were:

-- Christopher Acheson, 27, of Ramona

-- Juan Martin Aguirre, 39, of Ramona

-- Paulino Aguirre, 68, of Ramona

-- Danuel Arreola, 26, of Ramona

-- Dennis Davis, 58, of Ramona

-- Jason Davis, 31, of Ramona

-- Jose Dinero, 41, of Ramona

-- Leonel Duenas, 29, of Ramona

-- Bryan Easley, 43, of Ramona

-- Mark Emanuel, 54, of Ramona

-- Michelle Francis, 24, of Ramona

-- Amy Fry, 50, of Ramona

-- Carley Fry, 27, of Ramona

-- Rene Amaury Garcia, 30, of Ramona

-- Horacio Garcia, 31, of Ramona

-- Ernesto Gonzalez, 51, of Ramona

-- Garrett Jackson, 19, of Ramona

-- Nicholas Jarrett, 22, of Ramona

-- Suzanne Jarrett, 49, of Ramona

-- Jeremy Arthur Leger, 27, of Ramona

-- Tammie Lockard, 46, of Ramona

-- Jenny Loy, 31, of Ramona

-- Agustin Salas Lut, 27, of Ramona

-- Angela Lynn, 43, of Ramona

-- Arthur Marin, 41, of Ramona

-- Tomas Christopher Martinez, 45, of Ramona

-- Lindsey McNerny, 23, of Ramona

-- Michael Mermelstein, 53, of Ramona

-- Christopher Pangborn, 37, of Ramona

-- Francisco Javier Patino, 30, of Ramona

-- Carly Riddlespurger, 24, of Ramona

-- Alex Rivera, 29, of Ramona

-- Miguel Rodriguez, 21, of Ramona

-- Oscar Rodriguez, 21, of Ramona

-- Rondale Sorric, 53, of Ramona

-- Robert Todd Thompson, 55, of Ramona

-- Dalton Thrasher, 23, of Ramona

-- Stacy Thrasher, 45, of Ramona

-- Oscar Torres-Rodriguez, 52, of Ramona

-- Jose Tyoran, 52, of Ramona

-- Vincent Saxton, 51, of Ramona

-- Kathleen Wilson, 48, of Ramona

-- Todd Allen Young, 47, of Ramona

-- Douglas Dixon, 60, of Poway

-- Sammy Adam Bell, 19, of Poway

-- Darren Copeland, 31, of Poway

-- Adam Cuevas, 20, of Poway

-- Brandon Lyles, 29, of Poway

-- Christopher Maldonado, 38, of Poway

-- David Schreffler, 23, of Poway

-- Lawrence Simpson, 23, of Poway

-- Brenton Bahador, 24, of San Diego

-- Jesse Anthony Gonzalez, 47, of San Diego

-- Erik Munoz, 28, of San Diego

-- Isreal Ornelas, 41, of San Diego

-- Alberto Salas, 19, of San Diego

-- Roberto Salas, 19, of San Diego

-- Michelle Vasquez, 33, of San Diego

-- Charles Washington, 32, of San Diego

-- John Castillo, 43, of Vista

-- Morgan Dimmit, 27, of Mission Beach

-- Daniel Duran-Rodriguez, 20, of Imperial Beach

-- Cherish Abreu, 21, of San Marcos

-- Zachary Saunders, 21, of San Marcos

-- Aubrey Scoggins, 25, of San Marcos

-- Lorenzo Juarez-Ramirez, 22, of Lakeside

-- Jorge Lui Avalos, 24, of Los Angeles

-- Edgar Rios Santiago, 36, of Nevada

-- David Buchanan, 23, of Florida

-- City News Service