By Staff Reports

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office: The DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit, Deputies, Investigators and Fort Payne Police Department have been investigating several different individual over the past few months. On Friday afternoon, August 24, a search warrant was obtained for a resident on County Road 122 in Fort Payne. The DeKalb County Deputies, Drug and Major Crimes Unit, Investigators, and Fort Payne Police Officers arrived at the residence to execute the search warrant the same day. While executing the search warrant, they found drugs and stolen items.

As a result of the search 6 individuals were arrested: Rickey Lionel Rogers, Jr., 35 of Fort Payne; Dale Lee Johnson, 55 of Geraldine; and Michael James Little, 47 of Henagar, were charged with Receiving Stolen Property 2nd, Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Marijuana 2nd, Lisa Marie Rogers, 56 of Fort Payne, and Timothy Wayne Smith, 46 of Fort Payne were both charged with Receiving Stolen Property 2nd, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Controlled Substance, and Shannon Dewayne Seabolt, 40 of Fort Payne was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Receiving Stolen Property 2nd.

Chief Deputy Edmondson says, "This has been a combined effort between the DeKalb County Drug and Major Crimes Unit, Deputies, Investigators and the Fort Payne Police Department. They have been working diligently on this investigation for several months now and has done an outstanding job."