CULLMAN, Ala. – Another arrest has been made in connection with the ongoing investigation involving Infusion Wellness and Spa. According to the Cullman Police Department, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at approximately 8:41 a.m., Kelvin Neil Cheatham voluntarily turned himself in to Cullman Police Department investigators.
The CPD had been searching for Cheatham, 55, since Aug. 18. He is the father of Infusion Wellness and Spa Owner Whitney Cheatham. He was taken into custody in connection with the ongoing investigation into forged prescriptions tied to the business.
The CPD said he is now facing 11 criminal charges under Alabama law, including six felony offenses and five misdemeanors:
- 2 counts of drug trafficking
- Attempted drug trafficking
- Criminal conspiracy to commit drug trafficking
- Criminal conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime
- Unlawful possession of a controlled substance by fraud
- 5 counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument
Police Chief Joey Duncan said he would like to commend Lt. Trey Higgingbotham, the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, and the United States Marshals Service for their assistance in this investigation.
The investigation remains active, and additional arrests and charges may follow.
Other arrests in the case
On Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, at approximately 3:08 p.m., the Cullman Police Department, assisted by the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office, took Kody Ray Smith, 30, of Hanceville into custody.
According to the CPD, Smith is facing 11 charges (six felonies and five misdemeanors), in the case, including:
- Criminal conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime
- Attempt to commit a controlled substance crime
- 4 counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance by fraud
- 5 counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument
Whitney LeAnn Cheatham, 33, of Cullman, owns Infusion Wellness and Spa. She was arrested on Aug. 16, 2025, and is facing 25 charges in the case. Cheatham was married to Smith; however, it is unclear if this is still the case.
Her charges include:
- 3 counts of drug trafficking
- 1 count of criminal conspiracy to commit drug trafficking
- 1 count of attempted drug trafficking
- 6 counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
- 1 count of attempted unlawful distribution of a controlled substance
- 1 count of criminal conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances
- 1 count of practicing medicine without a license
- 11 counts of fourth-degree forgery
At the time of Cheatham’s arrest, Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker said, “These charges stem from the illegal procurement of controlled substances through forged prescriptions originating from Ms. Cheatham’s business.”
