On December 20, 2019 at approximately 2:30 PM the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of the Newport Police Department, Lincoln City Police Department, and the Toledo Police Department served a narcotics search warrant at 515 SE Melody Street, Depoe Bay, as a result of an ongoing investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine by Michael James Tatum, 56, and Casea Francis Williams, 34, both of Depoe Bay.
While executing the search warrant, upon contact with law enforcement, Tatum attempted to
flush the methamphetamine. Subsequently, law enforcement located approximately 13 ounces of methamphetamine, packaging material, and scales in the residence. Also located in the residence was a user quantity of heroin, and various narcotics related paraphernalia. Tatum and Williams were both transported to the Lincoln County Jail.
Tatum was lodged for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Heroin, Tampering with Evidence and Resisting Arrest with a total bail of $380,000. Williams was lodged for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Heroin, in addition to three outstanding warrants with a total bail of $410,000.