This week after assisting the Drug Task Force with a buy/bust on Highway 299, Dade County Sheriff Ray Cross and one of his Road Patrol Sergeants decided to check a residence on Highway 299 for a wanted subject who had been evading law enforcement for weeks.
Sheriff Cross and his Sergeant, after driving by the residence of the wanted subject and observing his vehicle there, requested the assistance of other Dade County Deputies and Agents with the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force, with attempting to serve the warrant.
While Sheriff Cross and Sgt Payne were waiting on other Deputies to arrive, the vehicle left the residence traveling toward Marion County. Sheriff Cross, Dade County Units, and DTF Agents began driving in the direction of the wanted subject. At some point the subject turned around, and when he passed all the units driving in the opposite direction, the wanted subject was observed driving the vehicle with a female passenger. He was also observed accelerating rapidly when he saw law enforcement.
The subject made it back to his residence, but with law enforcement right behind him.
Law enforcement entered the residence, but was not able to locate the subject initially. After confirming with the drone unit that the wanted subject had not made it out of the residence and into the woods surrounding the residence, DCSO Detectives obtained a search warrant for the inside of the residence. Thanks to a Thermal Imaging Camera provided by Dade EMA Director Alex Case, and a diligent search by a Trenton PD Investigator, my Deputies, and DTF Agents, the subject was located in a “false wall” inside a closet, with the opening being concealed by a mirror.
James Janow Jr of Wildwood was taken into custody on 4 Dade County Warrants, and a Hamilton County, TN Warrant. He was also found to be in possession of Fentanyl, and charged with Possession of a Schedule 2 Narcotic and Obstruction of Law Enforcement.
Also taken into custody was April Millard of Sequatchie, TN for Possession of a Schedule 2 Narcotic, a warrant out of Jackson County, AL, and Hindering the Apprehension of a Fugitive (felony).
Kimla Tolbert of Wildwood, James Janow Sr of Wildwood, and James Janow III of Virginia Beach, VA were also taken into custody and charged with Hindering the Apprehension of a Fugitive (felony).
“If you are breaking the law, a wanted fugitive, and/or dealing drugs in our community, understand that we will be relentless in finding you, even if you’re hiding in a wall. Also, if you’re knowingly and willingly harboring a fugitive, you will go to jail too. Period! I am extremely proud of my Deputies, the Agents with the LMJCDTF, Trenton PD’s Investigator, and our wonderful Dade County Dispatchers, for playing an essential role in getting this guy apprehended.” -Sheriff Ray Cross