03/14/2026
JOINT OPERATION PRESS RELEASE
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Chief Brandon Hollingsworth attempted a traffic stop on 40-year-old James Eric Brock of Pineville, Ky., for outstanding warrants, but he fled apprehension.
During a joint investigation between Bell County Sheriff’s Detective Hunter Luttrell and Chief Hollingsworth, a search warrant was obtained for a residence to apprehend Brock.
On Thursday, March 12, 2026, the joint operation led officers to a camper located on Roth Camp Road, where the search warrant was executed. During the search, Brock was found in the camper's bathroom. In plain view of officers was a clear rock-like substance believed to be Methamphetamine, seen on a scale. Both were found on a nightstand.
As the operation continued, officers found a large amount of a clear substance believed to be Methamphetamine, a brown substance believed to be He**in, a pill bottle containing 74 pills believed to be pressed fentanyl, and other pills believed to be Buprenorphine and Hydrocodone. Also located were three handguns, eight sets of digital scales, and a large amount of cash. Brock took ownership of all the items.
Also in the camper was 23-year-old Ariel Faith Saylor of Pineville. Among the items found was a backpack that Saylor took ownership of with a blue container that held a brown substance believed to be He**in inside. The backpack also contained a clear pipe with a crystal-like substance believed to be Methamphetamine.
Both Brock and Saylor were arrested and lodged in the Bell County Detention Center.
James Eric Brock has been charged with:
Trafficking in controlled substance – 1st degree, 1st offense (greater than or equal to 2 grams Methamphetamine), trafficking in controlled substance – 1st degree, 1st offense (He**in), possession of Ma*****na, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, possession of controlled Substance – 2nd degree (drug unspecified), trafficking in controlled substance – 1st offense (Carfentanil or Fentanyl derivatives), possession of controlled substance – 1st degree – 1st offense (Hydrocodone), and buying/possessing drug paraphernalia. He was also served the outstanding warrants.
Ariel Faith Saylor was charged with:
Trafficking in controlled substance – 1st degree, 1st offense (greater than or equal to 2 grams Methamphetamine) (complicity), possession of controlled substance – 1st degree, 1st offense (He**in), possession of controlled substance – 1st degree, 1st offense (Methamphetamine), and buying/possessing drug paraphernalia.
Deputies who assisted were Samson Churchwell, Sgt. Austin Poindexter, Sgt. Jody Risner, K9 Keith Fuson and K9 Steve, and Court Security Officers Brad Dye and Derek Jones.
