Three arrests following drug bust in Alleghany County

The Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people on drug charges after serving a search warrant on Tuesday, May 6.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people on drug charges after serving a search warrant on Tuesday, May 6.

According to the sheriff’s office, the Alleghany Highlands Drug Task Force and Virginia State Police conducted the search at a home in the 100 block of Bailey’s Road in Covington.

During the search, officers allegedly seized the following:

• 318 grams of methamphetamine
• 20 grams of heroin
• One gram of crack cocaine
• Three grams of ecstasy
• Four handguns
• Numerous bags for packing
• Scale
• $3,997 in US currency

VSP BCI bomb and arson officers also responded after two suspicious devices were reportedly found. X-rays of the devices revealed that one device was empty and the other allegedly contained additional medication.

Police arrested three suspects, 50-year-old Shannon Lee Cooper, 43-year-old Judy Saunders Barber and 61-year-old Patrick Ray Webb, who were inside the home during the search.

They were reportedly accused of:

Shannon Lee Cooper:

• Obstruction of justice, fleeing a police officer
• Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Possession of a firearm while possessing a controlled substance
• Possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of methamphetamine
• Possession with intent to distribute more than 10 grams of heroin
• Possession with intent to distribute Extasy/MDMA
• Possession with intent to distribute cocaine
• Possession of controlled paraphernalia
• Child endangerment

Judy Saunders Barber:

• Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
• Possession with intent to distribute heroin
• Possession with intent to distribute cocaine
• Possession of controlled paraphernalia
• Child endangerment

Patrick Ray Webb:

• Possession of a controlled substance cocaine
• Possession of a firearm while possessing a controlled substance

WFXR News will update this story as more information is released.