NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – A month-long drug-distribution investigation led to the arrest of two Nacogdoches residents on numerous charges Thursday morning.
Willie Marcell Ballard and Samantha Inez Wallin, both 35, were taken into custody after Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office investigators developed information indicating they were responsible for the sale and distribution of drugs – including methamphetamine and cocaine – in Nacogdoches and surrounding
counties. Ballard is charged with two first-degree felonies for the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, a state-jail felony for possession of a controlled substance, and a Class-B misdemeanor for possession of marijuana. He was also charged with a third-degree felony for being out of compliance with his duty to register as a sex offender. Wallin faces a first-degree felony for manufacture or delivery
of a controlled substance, a state-jail felony for possession of a controlled substance and a Class-B misdemeanor for possession of marijuana. NCSO deputies raided Ballard’s home in the 800 block of Barker Street in Nacogdoches Thursday
morning. They recovered more than 1.5 ounces of methamphetamine, as well as cocaine and marijuana, found hidden inside the home. Paraphernalia consistent with the sale and distribution of drugs was also recovered, and a firearm was found concealed outside the residence. The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Nacogdoches Police Department for their assistance in this case.
This is an ongoing investigation
