Jefferson County Sheriff Nabs 5 in Major Narcotics Bust

0:00It's April 27. Welcome to Birmingham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office just wrapped up a major narcotics bust, naving five people last week in Alabama. Detectives hit two homes in the 1900 block of Francis Avenue, Southwest on Thursday, April 23, 2026, with backup from SWAT and other elite teams. One suspect tried to bounce in a vehicle, but got caught quick with no drama. The main guy, 30-year-old Jack Thomas, is locked up without bond on heavy charges, like drug trafficking, unlawful marijuana possession, stolen, property, illegal pistol carry, as a prohibited person, plus attempt to elude and failure to appear. The other four arrests shook out during the searches, too. 34-year-old Brianna Roskeye hit with controlled substance possession and bonded out for $7,500. 42-year-old Avita Thompson faced similar possession charges and was released, while 36-year-old

1:00Tiffany Kendrick's posted $600 for a failure to appear warrant. 39-year-old Vernitia Petway is still behind bars without bond on two failure to appear counts and two for drug paraphernalia. Sheriff Mark Petway shouted out his teams and stressed how community tips keep these ops rolling strong. If you got details on this or anything similar, hit up the Sheriff's office at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers. At 205-254-7777, let's keep the streets safer together.