Holly Sherrill

Name:
Sherrill, Holly Denay

Date of Booking:
08/14/2025

Reason(s) For Booking:
Possession of a Firearm or Knife During Commission or Attempt to Commit certain Felonies

Possession of Methamphetamine

Officer’s Narrative:
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On 08/14/2025 Det. Bradley Hall and Deputy Burch served a search warrant at the property of 135 Acorn Drive. The scope of the search pertained to the sale of Methamphetamine and any item associated to the tools of the crime and the product of the crime. Probable cause for said warrant derived from a factual basis that Methamphetamine had been sold from the property by Melissa Johnson.

Upon arrival Det. Hall and Deputy Burch approached the front porch making contact with Charles Rider and Holly Sherrill. Det Hall identified himself and that he had a search warrant for the property. Det. Hall then made contact with Velma Callhan in the living room of the residence. Deputy Burch remained with the three subjects in the living room as Detective Hall cleared the residence. Detective Hall made contact with Melissa Johnson in the bathroom of the master bedroom. As Det. Hall open the door Johnson was flushing the toilet. All subjects were secured in the living room. Det. Hall advised there was an active search warrant for the property due to narcotics activity. Det. Hall advised Miranda rights to all subjects due to their investigator detainment. Deputy Burch advised that Rider and Sherrill each had active arrest warrants.

Det. Hall spoke with each subject. Rider and Sherrill advised that they did not reside at the residence. Rider denied any knowledge of the narcotics activity. Sherrill advised that she had smoked Methamphetamine previously and had received it from Johnson. Johnson advised that anything located at the residence would be hers. Johnson advised the location of paraphernalia associated to the use of methamphetamine to be in the master bedroom on the bed. Det. Hall advised Johnson that he had evidence of Johnson selling Methamphetamine at the residence. During the course of the interview Johnson makes the statement ” I’m guilty, I did it”.

Callahan initially denies the knowledge of narcotics activity aside from the use of Marijuana. However following the search Callahan does advise that the methamphetamine located in Callahan’s purse (less than one gram) was a substance that was provided to her two days prior by Johnson. Callhan advised that Johnson has previously received narcotics from Beverly Manis. Det. Hall was made aware that Johnson had re-supplied with methamphetamine in a consistent time frame that Beverly Manis was seen on the residence surveillance system in a red square body truck. Det. Hall is familiar with Manis from previous investigations. The surveillance footage was viewed on Callahan’s cell device under her consent to view her device.

The items removed from the residence were three boxes of paraphernalia (Glass pipes, bags and scales and less that one ounce of marijuana), one plastic container of less than one gram of Methamphetamine, and a black box (found beneath the bed with bags pipes and digital scales as well). An additional pipe was found hidden in the laundry of the master bath and two bags were present in the only open drawer of the bathroom vanity. A reasonable suspicion is present that Johnson may have tampered with evidence by flushing methamphetamine down the toilet. Johnson would have had notice of law enforcement ‘s arrival through the live security footage displayed on her cell device, and an opportunity would have been present due to being the last subject secured at the residence. All items were located in the master bed room/ master bath by Det. Hall. Det. Hall took over view photos prior to the search and post search photos of evidence located.

Johnson will be charged with the sale of Methamphetamine from case facts present in case number 2025-37263 along with supporting evidence located consistent with sales during the search warrant. The items located were in a location in which equal access would have been present for all subject (specifically Callhan and Johnson due to being residents which share the master bedroom). Rider and Sherrill were detained for their active warrants. A black in color cell phone belonging to Johnson was also removed from the residence to preserve additional evidence. Johnson provided the unlock pass code to the device. A copy of the search warrant was left with Callahan.

[End of Narrative]