10 arrested in Grayson Co. heroin bust Save Email Print
Posted: 6:13 PM Aug 26, 2008
 Last Updated: 6:29 PM Aug 26, 2008
 Reporter: Stephanie Brletic
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GRAYSON COUNTY, Tex. – Investigators in Grayson County made ten arrests Monday, confiscating heroin in the process. Investigators say this is just one battle in the war against increasing drug use in Grayson County. Stephanie Brletic talked with those investigators and drug counselors.

Grayson County investigators say they did not plan Monday’s bust, but thanks to a discovery made by U.S. Marshals, ten people were taken into custody on drug related charges.

When U.S. Marshals arrived in Howe to serve Peter Petsche a felony warrant Monday, they discovered a large amount of heroin. They called in Grayson County Sheriff's investigators.

Sergeant Ricky Wheeler at the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office says heroin is a drug they are seeing more and more around the county. Drug use is something officials say they are always fighting.

"Meth is still the most popular drug around. Heroin at this time is on a fast rise, and there are a lot of people in Grayson County that are using and abusing heroin," Sgt. Wheeler said.

Investigators arrested Petsche and four other people in the home and another five people who went to the house to buy drugs.

Wheeler says this area has several major highways that are used for drug trafficking and says there is a growing heroin problem in the area.

"Most people associate heroin with big cities. Chicago, New York, Dallas, but it is in the small cities and even here in Grayson County and Sherman."

Drug counselors say as heroin use increases, they anticipate seeing more addicts within the next few years. Many drug addicts at the house of hope do not come in by choice but rather as a condition of their probation.

Counselor Vickie Cherry says the most important thing is that people who abuse any kind of drugs get the help they need.

"I deal with life and death every single day. I don't know when they walk out that door who might make it back or who's going to be able to live outside of incarceration," House Of Hope counselor Vickie Cherry says.

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Posted by: k Location: howe on Sep 13, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Wow that's sad! Sadder thing is I think I went to school with some of these people-horrible where they winded up! I've been praying for this area and we all need to pray for these druggies as well.They just need to get to know Christ as their Lord and Savior!
Posted by: charley Location: mead on Sep 1, 2008 at 05:14 PM
legalize baby!!! that way they will eventually o.d. meanwhile us recreational users can do our thing responcibly without having to worry about the police
Posted by: liz Location: upset area on Sep 1, 2008 at 12:03 PM
ihave a good friend who is doing alot of time .close to 20 yrs. supposely they were going to use him to make an example out of the rest of them, saying he was a revoleing door. I supposed Mr.Brown forgot about that.They need to send them all there for along,long time .
Posted by: Anonymous Location: DEnison on Aug 31, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Herione takes people to a whole new level of addiction. What Grayson county needs is treatment for drug addicts. I was addicted to Herione for several years. I had to go to Dallas in order to get treatment. I can assure you that treatment saved my life,
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 30, 2008 at 11:50 AM
You know whats funny, is that one of the people that was there but got away just a little bit earlier, wanted to go to BHC because she had a drug problem, so many of the people that were involved went there, and you know whats even funnier, is that the people who are locked up, are going to snitch to get a littler sentence just to give out more people, so anyone involved with them, um sorry maybe you should try to things through more carefully, or QUIT DOING DRUGS BECAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY CANT THINK RIGHT ON THEM REGARDLESS....AND MS. JACO, WE KNOW YOU ARE ONE THATS GOING DOWN
Posted by: howe resident on Aug 29, 2008 at 09:09 PM
the feds need to sieze everything. these people need to be put away forever. such a waste of life. i feel sorry for the baby involved and the parents alot of these kids wernt raised this way
Posted by: MLP Location: Sherman on Aug 29, 2008 at 04:27 PM
never say never, you never know if will happen to you or a loved one. who are we to judge. Pray for them and their families.
Posted by: Fozzy Location: Ardmore on Aug 29, 2008 at 03:20 PM
Shot shooting Heroin into your veins is now a mistake? *rolls eyes at the ceiling*
Posted by: cj Location: Durant on Aug 29, 2008 at 03:00 PM
I believe that when a person is addicted to hard drugs like meth and heroin especially when they are putting it in themselves with a needle it absolutely takes an act of God to clean them up and keep them that way. Anything is possible with God but I think a lot of times it takes that person with the problem seeking God for help. People like this do need prayer but they also need to be taken off the streets. The problem is there are so many of them they don't have room for them in the jails.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 29, 2008 at 02:39 PM
I dont feel the least bit sorry for them. They made the choice.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 29, 2008 at 01:47 PM
Well they will probably find God while they are in jail, but sadly as most do(not all) they will leave him there. Pray for the families.
Posted by: A Citizen Location: Howe on Aug 29, 2008 at 12:04 PM
I don't know Jennifer however I feel she has a good point here. She loves her brother regardless, just as I'm sure you would feel if you were to be in her shoes. God loves us unconditionally. Isn't that wonderful! You and I may not be guilty of this crime, but ask yourself what crime have you been guilty of? Lying, stealing, adultery, etc... And did someone continue to love and care about you regardless? Never to give up on you? I'm thankful God loves me in spite of myself and that He never gives up on me. I'm sorry for you Jennifer and anyone else who is related to one of these or maybe knows them. I'm sorry for those that haven't had their family/friend caught and then shown on the news. I'm sorry for those that are guilty of this crime and many more. Someone said never say never. Oh how true. Just when you're feeling all high and mighty...watch your step. Pray for these people and their family. That's what we need to be doing.
Posted by: cj Location: Durant on Aug 29, 2008 at 11:37 AM
In my wildest imagination It is impossible for me to understand why someone for the first time would make the choice to put drugs into their body on purpose to get high. These people must not value their lives and must have depression problems. I don't know. But I do know of people that have drug problems and most of them would not change for anything. I have a cousin that was in prison for nine years because he was cooking meth, of course he was in trouble time after time for years before they actually put him in prison. Anyway he finally got out and he looked healthy, he had gained a lot of weight but within a couple of months of being back out of jail it was cooking and skin and bones again. Most of them never change. He's only one example of many I know of. He is now back in prison (Thank God) probably for he rest of his life. So I don't have much faith when it comes to rehabilitation. They have to want to change and most of them don't want to.
Posted by: jennifer Location: vernon on Aug 28, 2008 at 11:15 PM
I need to expand on what I said earlier. I know my brother is no angel and I'm not in denial either. I just think that everyone ought to have some experience with this before they comment. Cops can keep busting everyone but they will never get rid of the drug problem. It don't matter how many times they go to jail they are not likely to quit doing them. Drugs are just to easy to get a hold of and it dont even have to be a trashy person that does them. Even the highest payed people are doing them these days. If you was in my situation, would you want someone trashing your brother to thousands of other people that are reading these? ( I think not) My brother is still a person so everyone should treat him like one.
Posted by: me Location: sherman on Aug 28, 2008 at 07:07 PM
To all of you who think this is funny, I guess you have been lucky to have known no one in your circle of family,friends, and loved ones to be affected by drugs. I am by no means justifying anyone's actions who was involved. In the bible, they bring up an adulterer who by law should be punished by death. Jesus states to them "Let the one who has not sinned cast the first stone." Most of these are still young and can turn their lives around. So all of you perfect people can get off their pedestals because we all make mistakes.
Posted by: Pity Party Location: Not Here on Aug 28, 2008 at 04:02 PM
Why should anyone feel sorry for those busted? Their kids maybe, but not them. People go through hardships all the time in life, but that don't make everyone go out and do drugs. What we are having more of these days are a bunch of adults acting like children, and not believing that they will pay for their consequences. And yes, Michael Cooper looks like he is in the stratosphere. He may not be high in the pictures but the brain cells already destroyed are showing.
Posted by: For Shame Location: Grayson County on Aug 28, 2008 at 03:45 PM
HaHa. I think everyone who has posted comments about the Howe Police obviously don't realize that this is home is actually not in Howe CITY LIMITS! Which means Grayson County Sheriff's dept is who should have been watching. As for others,, what you need to focus more on is the fact that some of these people are not young by any means and in fact are middle aged adults who have children who didn't know what was going on until this was on the 6 o'clock news. I can only imagine how it feels to watch the news and see your parent on the screen for Heroin. I by no means think that we should pity these adults for their choices. What I think is sad is that the news channel didnt even give the children of some of these individuals time to find out privately what was going on with their parents. Instead all the news reporters were worried about was getting the story. I say shame on the reporters for not thinking about the kids involved.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 28, 2008 at 03:38 PM
To all those people talking trash about this guys have the heart and instead of judging them help them out and one more thing that I have to say to their families please be strong because this is when they need all of you the most...I'll be praying for them and their families, and remember God will always be in control just have faith.
Posted by: WAKE UP on Aug 28, 2008 at 03:11 PM
Wrong place at the wrong time my big arse. Another family member in denial. I have family members that have done similar things and trust me their side of the story makes them look so innocent. You have to look past the lies. Every drug user ever busted has a sob story of how it wasn't theirs or they just happened into that drug den on accident. WAKE UP!
Posted by: Jewels Location: DENISON on Aug 28, 2008 at 02:18 PM
First thing yes that 1 guy looks a little to happy lol 2nd we all have a right to say what we think and believe, we live and are fighting for the usa to have these rights. So if you dont like what someone has to say to bad it is their right to say it and think it and write it. Maybe some not all but some of the kids that were busted had been raised a little better they would not be were they are today.
Posted by: jennifer Location: vernon,texas on Aug 28, 2008 at 12:29 PM
You know you people shouldn't judge noone. The guy that yall say is too happy and looks high is my brother. He didn't get the charges everyone is saying he did. He just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. So until you go through it with a family member you have no room to judge.
Posted by: herre Location: gone on Aug 28, 2008 at 10:52 AM
hey you know I feel very sorry for the kids and the women that had the child has no morals and another thing is WHAT THE HECK IS HOWE POLICE DOING JUST LETTING THIS GO ON FOR SO LONG, ANOTHER THING IS THERE ARE BUISNESS MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE HOOKED ON DRUGS YOU DONT HAVE TO GROW UP AROUND DRUG DEALERS TO BE A DRUG DEALER THEY CHOSE THIS LIFE AND NOW WE CAN TAKE IT AWAY ONLY TO GIVE THEM 3 SQUARE MEALS A DAY AND SOMETHING WARM TO SLEEP IN BUT THEY WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALOT WHY THEY DONT HAVE THE DRUG BUT WHEN THEY GET OUT THEY WILL BE LOOKING FOR THE FIX I GREW UP WITH THE BIGGEST DRUG DEALERS IN THIS STATE AND ANOTHER AND LET ME TELL YOU ONE IS DEAD AND ONE IS BACK IN JAIL WHY AFTER 15 YEARS OF PRISON HE GOT OUT AND GOT A FIX WHY THEY HAVE WAITED ALL THIS TIME I AM PROUND TO SAY MY SISTER AND I ARE DRUG FREE AND WE BOTH HAVE CHILDREN AND CAREERS AND GUESS WHAT ITS WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO
Posted by: Whatever on Aug 28, 2008 at 07:14 AM
Why is everyone saying good job Grayson County Sheriff's office? They were just tagging along with US Marshals. Where was the Howe Police?
Posted by: ummm Location: grayson on Aug 28, 2008 at 12:14 AM
You know its funny to see these comments that people have to put.....I have a child myself and I hope and pray that she will never go through anything like this, but never say never. These people werent born to end up using, just sometimes you end up with the wrong crowd. Its people that sit here and judge and make fun of them wishing they would die for what they have done that make me sick....when really you should be thankful that its not you or any family member of yours. I will pray for these people and the people who have the nerve to sit here and talk trash as well,that they will seek for help. Everyone in life makes mistakes....some mistakes are worse then others, but no one is perfect. To all the people and there family members....Im sorry and maybe this is Gods way of helping them to a better life.
Posted by: The phenomonon Location: sherman on Aug 27, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Well I hope these people get the help the need to recover. I cannot judge them but ask them to reflect were this lifestyle is taking them. I once was a drug user and have been clean for 7 years, everyone has a chance to better themselves and change their life around. I'm glad I had parents who didnt give up on me when I was down, we should help those in need to an extent. Imagine were I would be if they gave up on me!!!
Posted by: told ya so on Aug 27, 2008 at 09:43 PM
our guys knew this was going on these people need to be put away forever . especially the one with the baby . how many times do they haft to be arrested . wake up grayson county!!!!
Posted by: R W Location: Whitewright on Aug 27, 2008 at 07:13 PM
My Heart is aching for these kids,and their families. Gooh job Grayson Co. Sheriff's Dept =)
Posted by: I know the fat guy Location: sherman on Aug 27, 2008 at 06:27 PM
HAHAHAHAHA! THAT IS SO FUNNY. HE JUST GOT OUT OF JAIL FOR THE SAME THING, AND A WEAPONS CHARGE. I SEE HE GOT EVEN MORE FAT THAN WHEN HE WENT IN THE FIRST TIME. HOW DO YOU GET FAT DOING HEROIN?? AS A PERSON THAT KNEW HIM PERSONALLY, THEY SHOULD PUT HIM IN A ROOM WITHOUT FOOD, AND LET HIM EAT HIMSELF. HE IS WORTHLESS IN SOCIETY, AND SHOULDN'T BE LET BACK OUT. ANOTHER LOSER THAT HANGS OUT WITH YOUNGER KIDS TO MAKE HIMSELF FEEL COOL, THEN ENDS UP SELLING THEM HEROIN. REMEMBER,, WHEN YOU THINK LOSER DRUG ADDICT, THINK STEPHEN GOTT!!! OVERLOADED ON JACK IN THE BOX, THE PIECE OF SH$T SHOULD BE LOCKED UP, AND BEATEN FROM BEHIND ON A DAILY BASIS FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. P.S. STEVIE GOTT FOR "MOST SEXY" GRAYSON COUNTY JAIL 2008.
Posted by: MJD Location: Sherman on Aug 27, 2008 at 05:53 PM
It's unfortunate that these young adults have fallen into the trap of this drug. It's bad enough that our youth in this city is high on the ranks of young drinkers of alcohol let alone drugs. We need to really stay on top of this as a community so that all of our children do not get lost like these young adults. I pray for them and their families. They are obviously in need of spiritual healing, we should not be so quick to judge, this could be one of ours!
Posted by: Capone on Aug 27, 2008 at 04:45 PM
Se' Hill'o to mi Lil' Frueendddd..
Posted by: anonymous Location: out of town on Aug 27, 2008 at 04:10 PM
People make mistakes. its part of life. noone should critize other peoples mistakes cause noone is perfect. yeah, this case is pretty serious,but making fun of them and critizing them doesn't do much help. So everyone talking trash needs to think it could be any of them also, or there kids, or family members. It might already be and yall don't know.
Posted by: Leroy Location: Out There> on Aug 27, 2008 at 03:13 PM
That's a good idea ya got there, guest. Take all these criminals and send em to Iraq. tell em if you make it back, you're free. But really, you just shoot em, hahaha
Posted by: Guest on Aug 27, 2008 at 01:51 PM
Excellent Job Grayson County Sheriff's office. Now, if the Court system would impose much larger fines on these junkies, we might get somewhere. Don't put them in jail, ship them to Iraq! Send our good citizens back home, ship off the criminals!
Posted by: me too Location: texas on Aug 27, 2008 at 01:40 PM
ha!! what goes around really does come around, right val?? i hope that herion/cocaine/alcohol/crack/meth wipes all of you bock/andersons' right off the top of that pretty little hill you been mooching off of for the past 20 years, then maybe dickie kalbs' name can be restored.
Posted by: High Roller on Aug 27, 2008 at 01:31 PM
Is it me or is dude on the end still high ?
Posted by: Summer Location: Eve on Aug 27, 2008 at 01:30 PM
Hey every single one of those people work at west asset management! Now thats the real dope house.
Posted by: mike Location: whitesboro on Aug 27, 2008 at 01:28 PM
IT WASN'T THE GRAYSON COUNTY SHERIFF THAT FOUND THE CRAP. IT WAS A GOOD GIVE ME FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Posted by: WTF Location: Sherman on Aug 27, 2008 at 01:28 PM
This picture needs to be posted up in Sherman. Kids need to see what happens when you use and abuse drugs. I personally know one of these girls and can not believe she has fell off not that she was ever really right, but this is awful.
Posted by: Family of one of these Location: somewhere on Aug 27, 2008 at 01:21 PM
i am a not so proud sister in law of one of these i would rather not say the name... it breaks my heart SOO bad to be in this position and have to look at his 3 BEAUTIFUL children and try to help them understand why.... this is such an embarresment not only to the family but to his kids who have to go to school and face everyone after there dads face is platered on the news.... maybe jail will teach him i cant help but NOT feel sorry for him he should be ASHAMED of his self those kids deserve better than this... i just wish people truly understood the pain this kind of thing puts on a child i know from exsperience.. Drugs are worthless they give you nothing out of life so why do these people ruin there life over it i dont understand!!!! i am just hoping and praying my nieces and nephew do NOT get on this web site they do not nees to see all this.....
Posted by: Hates Drugs Location: Sherman on Aug 27, 2008 at 01:01 PM
I guess I am just out of the loop. I would like to know what it is about this crap that makes "normal' people turn into living breathing crap?? They all look like the wrath of God. I suppose this beats getting a job and leading a productive life. I just dont get it. If their families are not just like them-they must be devastated at what drugs have done to their kids. What a very sad situation. And these junk piles probably have reproduced and we can have another generation raised with the crap in their systems. What will it take to wake these folks up??
Posted by: Me Location: Texas on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:18 AM
I'm glad you posted their pictures! They need to be shamed in this town....although they probably aren't ashamed. Some of them look too proud! I think they shouldn't be allowed to post bond.....let them sit in jail and crave that drug they can't have...hah!
Posted by: here Location: there on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:14 AM
They girls look nasty and trashy. What trash. They are some nasty people. I bet their parents are real proud. What losers.
Posted by: Robert Location: Denison on Aug 27, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Denison needs to get rid of all pit bulls before someone here gets killed by one.
Posted by: In The Know Location: The Lake on Aug 27, 2008 at 09:50 AM
Hope Grayson County widens the coverage area, and arrest some of the dealers in Sherwood Shores.Good work in recent days tho, gotta hand it to the officers, they are doin' their job!
Posted by: Anon Location: Planet Earth on Aug 27, 2008 at 08:55 AM
Lock all there butts up!
Posted by: There getting closier Location: Grayson on Aug 27, 2008 at 06:50 AM
Good work guy's,but you still haven't gotten Amber Ratcliff yet.
Posted by: John Location: denison on Aug 27, 2008 at 05:54 AM
Good job, we don't need that trash in our towns.
Posted by: Tommy Chong Location: nowhere on Aug 27, 2008 at 03:14 AM
tisk tisk tisk people like this gives marijuana a bad name then the law trys to make marijuana look like this kind of drug take these people off the street or let them do it to wipe themselfs off the earth
Posted by: Fozzy Location: Ardmore on Aug 26, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Decriminalize this junk so these freaks can kill themselves faster. If you are stupid enough to shoot heroin.. you are not worth ANY time and effort. Just die already! sheeesh!! I pity the families of these junkies for they are the only victims in this.
Posted by: me Location: here on Aug 26, 2008 at 08:40 PM
Is it just me or does that one guy look a little too happy to have just been arrested on a drug bust?!
Posted by: MW Location: Howe on Aug 26, 2008 at 08:08 PM
Way to go!!! Get this trash out of our town and out of our county!!!!Put them away and keep them away from our children!!
Posted by: freddie Location: sherman on Aug 26, 2008 at 06:43 PM
way to go grayson county sheriff's office. unfortunately all these people will be released on bond and be right out selling and using heroin again. at least you are doing your job. congrats.
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