On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, around 6:30 a.m., Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies, along with members of the United States Marshals Service were attempting to serve a warrant at an address in Grand Ridge.
As they approached the intersection of Highway 69 and Reddoch Road, they saw a vehicle sitting at the stop sign, and deputies believed the person in the vehicle was the suspect they were looking for. Deputies attempted to make an investigative stop on the vehicle, but the vehicle fled.
Deputies could see both the driver and passenger reaching into the floorboard and center console area during the pursuit. The driver eventually turned east on Blue Springs Road, failed to stop at a stop sign, and began driving in the opposite lane of travel. Deputies then conducted a successful PIT maneuver, and the vehicle became stuck in the wood-line.
Deputies ordered the driver and passenger to step out of the vehicle, and they complied. The driver was identified as Frank White, Jr. and the passenger was identified as Edric Brandon Smith.
JCSO Narcotics Investigators saw the suspects throw something into the bushes shortly after the vehicle came to rest. A few yards away from the vehicle, they located an aluminum can with a false lid which contained 6 black baggies, each containing Alpha-PiHP, also known as Flakka or Molly. A clear plastic baggie containing cocaine was also located inside the can.
During a search of the vehicle, deputies located 31 small plastic baggies, each containing a small amount of Alpha-PiHP. Under the passenger seat where Smith was sitting, deputies located 38 small empty baggies, consistent with the packaging and sale of illegal narcotics.
At the end of the investigation, 37 baggies containing a total of 19.45 grams of Alpha-PiHP individually packaged for sale, one plastic baggie containing approximately 2.2 grams of cocaine, and 39 empty plastic baggies were located.
