A lengthy investigation by the Clay County Sheriff's Department's Criminal Investigative Division has resulted in the arrests of numerous individuals, including a Greencastle man, on drug charges. 

According to the Clay County Sheriff's Office, a total of seven individuals from Brazil, Greencastle and Indianapolis were arrested and booked on felony drug charges. 
Those arrested were: Jonathon G. Hamilton, 40, Brazil; Curtis Cooper, 43, Brazil; Michael Thompson, 32, of Brazil; Britteni L. Bowles, 38, of Brazil; Amanda S. Atkinson, 31,of  Indianapolis; Matthew Eversole, 41, of Greencastle; and Billy J. Phillips, 51, of Brazil.

Hamilton was charged with a level 3 felony count of dealing in methamphetamine and a level 4 felony count of possession of meth, while Cooper was charged with a level 3 felony count of dealing in meth and a level five felony count of possession of meth, and Thompson was booked on a level three felony count of dealing in meth and a level 5 felony count of possession of meth. 

Bowles was booked on a level 4 felony count of dealing in meth and a level 6 felony count of possession of meth, while Atkinson was booked on a level 4 count of dealing in meth and a level 6 felony of possession of meth. Eversole was booked on a level 4 felony of dealing in meth and a level 6 felony of possession of meth, while Phillips is facing a level 2 felony of dealing in meth, a level 3 felony of possession of meth, a level 3 felony of dealing in meth and a level 5 felony of possession of meth. 

The arrest of Phillips didn't come without incident, as he barricaded himself inside his residence, initially refusing to surrender, while making threats. After the Terre Haute Police Department's SWAT team showed up, Phillips surrendered without incident and also was charged with a level 6 felony of resisting law enforcement. 

Agencies involved in the drug sweep were the Clay County Sheriff's Office, Brazil Police, Terre Haute Police, The United States Marshal Task Force and the Indiana State Police.