32 Indicted in ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ Meth Ring Bust

Thirty-two suspects stand accused of fueling a sprawling methamphetamine pipeline stretching from the desert flats of Las Vegas to the hollers of Southwest Virginia and deep into Eastern Kentucky. A federal crackdown known as Operation Leaving Las Vegas has ripped open what prosecutors say was a well-oiled drug network responsible for flooding small towns with high-purity crystal meth, leaving addiction and violence in its wake.

U.S. Attorney John Fishwick confirmed today that arrest warrants have been issued for all 32 individuals following a multi-agency investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Among those charged: Brandon Lee Stone, Richard Henry Kayian, Stephen Anthony Cino, Jr., Kevin Thomas Siegler, Misael Reyes-Tajimaroa, Tracy Allan Callihan, Gary Allen Ginn, John E. Williams, Kaitlynn Elizabeth Kayian, Bradley Allen Chapman, Alex Michael Kayian, John Dewayne Farmer, Steven Michael Salyer, Lola Virginia Farmer (aka Jenny Farmer), Lamar Allen Skipper, Brian Edward Widener (aka “Bubba”), Rebecca Lynn Williams, Daniel Cory Cantrell, Shauna Nicole Chafin (aka Shauna Abrams), Austin Obranovic Boardwine, Brandon Gary Childress, Tanner Morris Curd, Caleb Newman Dean, Ralph Stewart Dingus, William Wesley Fleenor, Jeffrey Nathaniel Gobble, Charlene Renee Hale, Preston Kyle Lawson, Justin Michael Lowe, Amy Lorene Moser (aka Amy Arcaro), Heather Michelle Sullins, and Brandon Cody Trivett.

The takedown unfolded with precision at dawn, as law enforcement executed three search warrants across the region—seizing drugs, cash, firearms, and digital evidence. Investigators say the network operated with military-style coordination, using encrypted communication and a rotating cast of drivers to move pounds of meth across state lines. The operation reportedly relied on connections in Las Vegas to source the drug before funneling it through Kentucky and into rural Virginia communities already ravaged by the opioid crisis.

Agencies involved in the probe include the DEA, ATF, IRS Criminal Investigations, U.S. Marshals Service, Virginia State Police, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Abingdon Police Department, Marion Police Department, and Smyth County Sheriff’s Office. The collaboration underscores the federal government’s push to dismantle multi-jurisdictional drug rings that exploit regional vulnerabilities.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Lee will lead the prosecution. If convicted, defendants face decades in federal prison under charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, with sentencing dictated by the drug quantity tied to each individual. Authorities stress this is not a case of low-level users, but of organized distribution with calculated reach.

An arrest warrant is only a charge and not evidence of guilt. Each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, where the government must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Court dates are pending as the machinery of justice grinds forward.

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