Remembering the Four Who Died from "Bad Heroin"

Brady Ann Irons & Ted William Wright

In June 2014, local drug task forces arrested 22 individuals involved in the heroin trafficking trade in some manner. The preceding year had not been a good one for the Shoals, at least in terms of fallout from the explosion of heroin in this area. Four individuals had died from what authorities called "bad heroin" sold by these dealers. One of the victims was a young man recently returned from Afghanistan. Dealing with the loss of a leg and other injuries, he turned to hard drugs for comfort, and it cost him his life.

Of the 22 arrested, only three were charged directly in the drug deaths. Some others faced federal charges due to guns found while searching for drugs. Most were eventually tried in local circuit courts and sent to prison for varying periods of time. 

One of the arrestees was given probation, even though she had several arrests after the original Heroin 22 take down. The name Brady Ann Irons has again cropped up - this time in Lauderdale, Franklin, and Cullman Counties. She's been accused of burglary and shoplifting/gift card scams committed with her latest squeeze Ted William Wright. Wright has quite a record himself, having served three sentences in the state prison system for theft and drug crimes.

Irons & Wright

When we linked an article on Irons' latest exploits last week, Wight was quick to contact us with several threats. Very nice guy. We think Brady may have finally met the man most deserving of her. 

So is it "low class" to comment on these crimes as one regular critic suggested? Somehow we feel it would be much worse to simply forget the four who lost their lives to this group of people, most of whom again walk freely among us. 

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