A two month investigation has led to the arrest of 10 individuals involved in a methamphetamine trafficking organization.

According to a press release from Jasonville Chief of Police Jim Gadberry, those involved include Kenneth Eberhardt, 40, of Linton; Jay Honchell, 54, of Jasonville; Larry Stevenson, 66, of Jasonville; David Jackson, 63, of Coalmont; Wesley Sapp, 39, of Coalmont; Julie McGuire, 42, of Clay City; Brenda Chesterfield, 38, of Jasonville; Steven Dickey, 54, of Indianapolis; and Troy Hutchinson, 25, of Indianapolis.

Police logs and court documents also indicate Kristopher Eberhardt, 31, of Dugger to be involved, as he was arrested on a warrant for dealing methamphetamine.

According to a probable cause filed by Indiana State Police Detective Joshua Allen, he and Jasonville Assistant Police Ryan Vanhorn were approached by a confidential informant in Jasonville in October.

“(The informant) indicated he/she had been purchasing methamphetamine several times a week from Steven Dickey,” Allen wrote. “(The informant) indicated he/she would purchase ‘a couple balls’ (1/4 ounce) to a full ounce from Dickey. (The informant) indicated he/she was paying Dickey $1,200 for a whole ounce.”

The informant also reportedly stated Dickey had tried to get the informant to accept half-pound quantities of crystal methamphetamine for $4,000.

“(The informant) said he/she would generally meet Dickey in or around the Jasonville area to purchase methamphetamine,” Allen wrote. “The CI (confidential informant) indicated this was the area where Dickey’s uncle lived.”

Law enforcement reportedly identified the property to be owned by Dickey’s uncle, Larry Stevenson.

The informant also reportedly indicated Dickey confessed to dealing meth to several people in the area and he would purchase his methamphetamine from two males in Indianapolis. The CI did not know the identities of the males or the address in which they resided.

“Dickey indicated the two males were relatives to each other,” Allen wrote. “Dickey stated they ‘got dope in by the trunk load.’”

Officers and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Evansville Post and Indiana State Police met with the informant for a controlled purchase in November. A field test on the purchased material tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine. The weight of the purchase was over 30 grams.

A few days later, the informant contacted ISP Detective Jason Kempf and indicated he/she would be able to obtain more methamphetamine from Dickey. VAnHorn and Kempf met with the informant at a predetermined location in Greene County.

“At 1:21 p.m. Dickey called (the informant) and stated he was in a rental car and currently in Hymera. Dickey advised he was loaded heavy and wanted to drop two ounces with (the informant),” Allen wrote.

Dickey reportedly called the informant later and asked to meet at his uncle’s house.

During the informant’s recorded debriefing, the informant reportedly stated an unknown female exited from the rear passenger door of a black vehicle parked in front of him. Dickey then reportedly exited the residence of Stevenson and got into the passenger’s seat of the informants vehicle.

“(The informant) stated Dickey commented that he over sold and just had a little over an ounce,” Allen wrote. “(The informant) stated Dickey laid the ounce down and said it would be $1,200 that (the informant) could pay at a later time.”

Calls and texts with the informant were consensually recorded and photographed.

The informant then delivered $1,200 in photographed control buy money following the previous purchase.

“The informant indicated Dickey had approximately $10,000 in cash and four ounces of crystal methamphetamine on his person,” Allen wrote.

A third controlled purchase with the informant took place in late December.

“Dickey and (the informant) entered into non-pertinent talk about hardware items. Dickey then said he had ‘some of that stuff you was talkin’ about,’” Allen wrote.

The informant reportedly inquired about purchasing an “eight ball” of methamphetamine, which Dickey reportedly stated he would save for him at his uncle’s residence. The informant reportedly made the purchase with $160 in photographed control buy money and returned with a crystal substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine, weighing 3.7 grams.

A search warrant was then reportedly issued to intercept the electronic communications of Dickey for Nov. 28 to Nov. 29. Due to phone number changes, following warrants were issued on Dec. 5 through Dec. 12, 2016 and again on Jan. 4, 2017.

Allen wrote that through prior investigation and surveillance, he had been able to understand the operational basis for Dickey’s drug trafficking organization.

Electronic surveillance reportedly linked all members of the organization to Dickey, which also includes Kenneth and Kristopher Eberhardt, Honchell, Jackson, Sapp, McGuire and Chesterfield.

“Steven Dickey receives methamphetamine from his source, Troy Hutchinson. This methamphetamine is usually supplied on the ‘front’ (payment received later). Dickey then travels to Greene County where he runs his business from his uncle, Larry Stevenson’s residence, at 9989 N 14450 W, Jasonville. Dickey then deals methamphetamine to the lower level co-conspirators. This methamphetamine is generally provided on the ‘front.’

After a few days and Dickey has supplied all of his methamphetamine, he begins the money collection phase of his operations,” Allen wrote.

Dickey reportedly would refer to “one” as being an eight-ball or 1/8 ounce, “two” as being 1/4 ounce and so on.

“This continues to the point of Dickey referring to a ‘whole one as one ounce, or 28.35 grams. Dickey also refers to ‘half of one’ as a half of an ounce. Dickey generally orders from his source in quantities of ounces, so when Dickey refers to ‘four’ we know Dickey to be purchasing four ounces of methamphetamine. It is known that Dickey generally charges approximately $160 for an eight-ball and approximately $1,200 for an ounce,” Allen wrote.

Manual surveillance reportedly placed Dickey in Indianapolis meeting with a man, later identified as Troy Hutchinson, on multiple occasions.

During electronic surveillance on Jan. 9, Dickey reportedly called Hutchinson in regards of selling hims a Mossberg shotgun, which allegedly had already had its barrel cut off to 18 to 19 inches. Dickey later allegedly called Hutchinson, claiming to have “precious cargo” in his vehicle.

Warrants were issued for the arrests of all individuals involved with the operation.

According to the press release, approximately five ounces of crystal methamphetamine, 1/4 ounce of heroin, 1/2 ounce of crack cocaine and 15 firearms were seized, one of which was stolen as a result of search warrants.

All involved are being charged with Level 2 felony conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Kenneth and Kristopher Eberhardt, Honchell, Stevenson and Dickey will face jury trial May 9, with Chesterfield, Sapp, McGuire, Hutchinson and Jackson facing jury trial May 23 in Greene County Circuit Court.

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The Tampa Bay Regional Bomb Squad had to be called out when Hernando County deputies busted a methamphetamine operation Wednesday.

At 10 a.m., deputies with the sheriff’s office Vice and Narcotics Unit and SWAT team executed a narcotics search warrant at 8050 B.W. Stevenson Road in Brooksville.

The search warrant was the result of a year-long investigation where undercover detectives took part in operations to purchase methamphetamine from Randall McConnell, 44, who resides at the residence.

During the investigation, detectives learned of the possibility of explosive devices being located inside the residence and that the devices would be used to harm law enforcement officers. Armed with this information, Hernando County authorities requested the assistance of the Bomb Squad.

Members of the Tampa Bay Regional Bomb Squad conducted a sweep of the residence, inspecting several items that appeared suspicious in nature. As a result of the sweep/inspection, no explosives were located.

Pursuant to the search warrant, detectives located methamphetamine, marijuana, several firearms, and various items of drug paraphernalia.

McConnell was charged with sale of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a structure for the sale of methamphetamine. Bail was set at $63,000.

Marissa McConnell, 23, who is Randall’s McConnell’s daughter, was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Her bail was set at $3,000.

The investigation remains active.

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A Sheridan woman was sentenced to one month in jail and 18 months probation for possessing methamphetamine while babysitting her friend’s 4-year-old child.

Jill Michelle Auxier, 51, pleaded guilty to methamphetamine possession and endangering the welfare of a minor in July and was sentenced Tuesday in Yamhill County Circuit Court.

Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to a missing child report arrested Auxier on March 7 after discovering drugs and paraphernalia at her Sheridan home.

Auxier reported the child missing after the 4-year-old disappeared while she was taking a shower. She told deputies she was babysitting the child for a friend.

Deputies searched the home and found the child hiding under a chair in the living room. During their search, deputies smelled the “strong odor of burnt marijuana in the bathroom,” according to a Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office statement.

Deputies reported that Auxier admitted to smoking marijuana in the bathroom while the child watched TV. One deputy spotted Auxier grab an item from underneath the living room table and drop it in her mailbox outside. The deputy checked the mailbox and found a bulbous glass pipe used to smoke methamphetamine.

Another deputy discovered a bag of white crystalline powder in the bathroom. Auxier told the deputies the bag contained methamphetamine. She admitted to smoking it the night before picking up the 4-year-old child and a 7-year-old child to babysit.

According to the sheriff’s office, some of the drugs and paraphernalia were found in the living room within reach of the child.

Auxier was arrested and held at Yamhill County jail with her bail listed at $12,500.

As part of her sentencing, she was ordered to undergo substance abuse treatment and random drug tests.

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Babysitter, Jill Auxier, 50, Loses 4-year-old girl, Then Gets Charged For Possession of Methamphetamine in Yamhill County

RUTHERFORD CO., NC (WSPA) – Rutherford Co. deputies say they made a traffic stop on Highway 221 South of Forest City on Jan. 25.

They say the people in the vehicle had 485 grams (1.069 pounds) of meth.

Tony Lee Stanfield and Tammy Denise Kinsey were both charged with Traffick in Methamphetamine.

Their bond was set at $150,000 secured.

Deputies think they were supplying meth to the Rutherford Co. area.

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MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Two infants were found in the back of an SUV as two adults were found sleeping in the front after overdosing in a Sarasota gas station parking lot.

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested William Ballard, 36, and Delaney Crissinger, 32, on Jan.19 after they were discovered passed out in a black SUV.at the Texaco gas station at 19 East Road.

While Ballard and Crissinger were nodding off, two children, ages 5 months and 18 months, were sitting in car seats while the vehicle’s engine was running.

Crissinger allegedly fell asleep with a clear baggy of methamphetamine in her hand. Deputies also found a loaded syringe next to a container of baby formula on the vehicle’s floorboard.

A further search of the car revealed more methamphetamine, fetaynyl, heroin and drug paraphernalia.

Both suspects face child neglect charges. Ballard was also charged with possession of heroin and methamphetamine and driving with a suspended license. Crissinger was charged with possession of methamphetamine and narcotics equipment.

Ballard is being held on $30,120 bond. Crissinger is held on $17,000 bond.

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NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Authorities said they found crystal meth and other controlled substances — including Viagra — in a car occupied by a target of an investigation by the Henry County Area Drug Task Force.

Members of the task force, along with Henry County sheriff’s deputies and New Castle police, were conducting surveillance on a house in the 2900 block of Greenview Drive, and on Monday evening stopped two vehicles that left the property.

One of the cars was driven by Kylie S. Cashdollar, 28, and was also occupied by Daniel A. Baker, 32, both purported to be staying in the Greenview Drive house.

Along with crystal meth, investigators reported removing from the vehicle “a methamphetamine smoking pipe,”” a “snort straw,” and pills identified as Suboxone and Viagra, according to documents filed by Prosecutor Joe Bergacs’ office.

Baker — who was carrying $445 in cash — was charged in Henry Circuit Court 2 on Wednesday with dealing in meth, dealing in a controlled substance, possession of a legend drug, maintaining a common nuisance and possession of paraphernalia.

His bond was set at $23,000. Baker pleaded guilty to possession of meth in the same court last February.

Cashdollar was charged with maintaining a common nuisance and possession of paraphernalia. Her bond was set at $5,500.

The occupant of the other car seen leaving the Greenview Drive property — Adam W. Bell, 44, of the 1600 block of O Avenue in New Castle — was charged with visiting a common nuisance.

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A routine traffic stop for a window tint violation led deputies to discover nearly 9 grams of methamphetamine and landed two Rhea County residents behind bars on Saturday, Jan. 14.

Tyler Webb, 22, and Kristen Tennyson, 29, are facing various drug-related charges after deputies with the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department [RCSD] discovered the illegal substance hidden in Tennyson’s underwear, according to an arrest report.

At around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, RCSD Deputy Cam Wilkey pulled over Webb’s vehicle to inspect what the deputy believed to be a window tint that was darker than those allowed by law.

“Upon contact with the driver, Tyler Webb, and his passenger, Kristen Tennyson, I immediately noticed they both appeared to be very nervous, and Ms. Tennyson was visibly shaking.”

Wilkey then said asked for and received consent to search the vehicle and then asked Tennyson if she anything illegal in her possession.

“She then withdrew a small plastic bag containing what she stated was methamphetamine out of the front of her pants, having a field weight of approximately 9 grams,” Wilkey said. “When I asked Ms. Tennyson who the items belong to, she stated that Mr. Webb had given them to her when they saw my patrol car and told her to hide them in her underwear.”

Wilkey said that when he asked Webb if the methamphatmine belonged to him, he denied possession of the controlled substance.

After continuing to search the vehicle, Wilkey said that deputies also found a set of digital scales in the trunk and that both Tennyson and Webb denied ownership of the scales.

“After reviewing the totality of the circumstances, I placed both subjects under arrest for possession of meth for resale and drug paraphernalia,” Wilkey said.

Both Webb and Tennyson were then booked into the Rhea County Jail. Webb is charged with possession of methamphetamine for resale, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of the state window tint law. His bond was set at $8,500, and he has since bonded out of jail. 

Tennyson was charged with possession of methamphetamine for resale and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jail records indicate that she was still incarcerated as of press time Friday, and no bond has yet been set.

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After more than two years of investigation, the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office rounded up more than 40 suspects and thousands of dollars worth of illicit drugs as a part of Operation Pressure Cooker.
Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats revealed Wednesday the Narcotics Division has completed an investigation into multiple reports of methamphetamine complaints his office received as far back as July 2014.

“My message is going to be if you’re dealing drugs, we’re going to get you. If we don’t get you today, we’ll get you tomorrow. If you’re going to deal drugs, you’re going to leave Harnett County,” Sheriff Coats said.

Agents used multiple techniques to build a case against 46 men and women. A total of 224 charges were filed relating to manufacturing, use, and trade of methamphetamine in Harnett county. That total also includes charges related to the manufacture and delivery of cocaine.
There were of 21 suspects charged with manufacturing methamphetamines that resulted in the discovery of 15 meth manufacturing labs. Agents also filed 27 counts of possession of meth precursor chemicals.
Agents filed 10 counts of trafficking in methamphetamine and an additional 12 conspiracy counts related to the sale and distribution of the substance.
Over the course of the investigation, Harnett County drug agents confiscated nearly 3.5 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $157,500, two firearms and approximately $1,292 in cash.
Additionally, agents filed four counts of trafficking heroine and opium, one count of trafficking in cocaine, and two counts of possession with the intent to sell and deliver cocaine.
The last of those were arrested last Monday.
Undercover officers and informants were used to set up the undercover purchases. Sheriff Coats said tips from the public were essential in the operation.
Most of the cases were meth, but some were heroin. Several meth labs were also discovered during the course of Operation Pressure Cooker.
Sheriff Coats said there will be a follow-up investigation — which is starting now.
He said he expects some of these cases, especially with the repeat offenders, will be prosecuted at the federal level.
“We try to get as many charges as we can get to go federal with them,” Sheriff Coats said. “Those (repeat offenders) are the ones we want to send off to get active time.”
Typically the federal courts hand down sterner punishment than the state courts.
Sheriff Coats said one part of the county is no worse than another.

“It’s all over the county,” he said.

And not just Harnett County.

“We’re housing inmates from other counties where there is not enough room for them in jail,” he said.

He said Operation Pressure Cooker rounded up users and suppliers.
In addition, he said, “The selling of prescription drugs has gotten so big now.

“We see a lot more women arrested. Boyfriends having girlfriends selling it and they are going to jail,” he said.

He said the heroin epidemic started in Seattle, Wash., spread to Tennessee where it branched out and reached North Carolina.
As far as the meth, Lt. Josh Christiansen, who heads up the narcotics unit, said there are two types — crystal meth and what is known on the streets as dirty meth.
He said crystal meth is made in Mexico and dirty meth is homemade here. The difference is in the method by which it is made. The dirty meth is considered more potent and is sought after more, he said.
Sheriff Coats said he was pleased with the results.

“I just want the citizens of Hart County to realize it takes time to get to where we are at now. We’re going to stay active in this. My goal is to make Harnett County a safer place,” he said.
He credited the Narcotics Division for their work.
“They’ve done a good job. I’m so proud of our drug unit,” he said.

The following individuals were charged as a result of the investigation.

1.  Eric Shane Stone, 41, of  Erwin
2.  Grant Sterling Rogers, 35, of Fuquay-Varina
3.  Jerry Brent Bass, 42, of Dunn
4. Horace Edgar Johnson, 47, of Angier
5. Robert Dennis Bone, 52, of Dunn
6. Kimberly Ann Ward, 41, of Dunn
7. Dennis Ray Jones Jr., 37, of Coats
8. Heather Lynn Williams, 31, of Coats
9. Shannon Nicole Capshaw, 35, of Coats
10. James Daniel Bragg, 36, of Coats
11. Aaron James Peedin, 23, of Raleigh
12. Donnie Ray Spell, 31, of Dunn
13. Jessie James Hall aka Opie, 25 of Dunn
14. Lacie Rey Mease, 21, of Coats
15. Stewart L. McLeod, 32, of Coats
16. Randy Lee Blalock, 34, of Fuquay-Varina
17. Robert Meredith Ennis, 42, of Garner
18. D. Dean Chapman Jr., 31, of Angier
19. Douglas R. Adcock, 35, of Angier
20. Tracie Farley Knott, 41, of Angier
21. Andrew Nathan Cobb, 31, of Dunn
22. Benjamin Paul Cobb, 28, of, of Dunn
23. Adam A. Williams, 33, of Bunnlevel
24. Billy Shane Byrd, 44, of Dunn
25. G. Steven Littleton, 40, of Benson
26. Skylar V. Barefoot, 33, of Angier
27. Christina Lynn Smith, 32, of Coats
28. Brandon Kyle Hairr, 29, of Dunn
29. Christopher Daniels, 20, of Coats
30. Floyd Allen McLamb, 47, of Dunn
31. Jason Lee Woodall, 38, of Erwin
32. Chad Jeff Ince, 25, of Garner
33. Joshua Lynn Walters, 23, of Angier
34. Timothy A. Harrison, 36, of Kenly
35. Taylor Pattison, 27, of Benson
36. Kayla Carlene Pattison, 30, of Benson
37. William Austin Coats, 25, no address given
38. Ashton Dare Barefoot, 27, no address given
39. Jeffrey Cleo Williams, 25, of Coats.
40. Bruce Lamar Fees, 46, of Sanford
41. Margaret C. Bennett, 56, of Angier
42. Troy Louis Hazlip, 61, no address given
43. Kevin D. Alston, 45, of Coats
44. Kristin Dale Kornegay, 24, of Stedman
45. Danny Charles Radford, 48, of Dunn
46. Linda Grace Pope, 48, of Coats

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BUTTE – An animal control officer in Anaconda has been charged after allegedly doing drugs while on duty last week.

Anaconda police report that the Braden Lawrence Blodnick, 37 years old, was arrested Monday for allegedly smoking methamphetamine last week while on duty in a county-owned vehicle.

Police installed a hidden camera in the vehicle after informants told them that Blodnick had been selling meth while on duty.

Police Chief Tim Barkell said the video allegedly showed Blodnick smoking meth and shooting a pellet gun from the window of the vehicle.

Blodnick is being held on $30,000 bond.

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BEND, Ore. – A traffic stop near a northwest Bend motel early Thursday morning led to the arrest of a Bend woman on drugged-driving charges, the seizure of methamphetamine, a raid on her motel room and the arrest of two homeless men, police said.

A Bend officer stopped a car driven by Hara Lim, 44, near the Shilo Inn at 3015 O.B. Riley Road, said police Lt. Clint Burleigh.

While talking with Lim, the officer believed she was under the influence of drugs and conducted a DUII investigation, Burleigh said. A search of her car turned up nearly 100 grams of suspected methamphetamine, as well as several items used to sell and make the drug and several suspected counterfeit $20 bills.

Investigating officers learned Lim was staying at the motel and applied for a search warrant for her room, Burleigh said.

As they did so, they noticed a man leaving the room where she was believed to be staying. Jared Michael Reed, 40, was found to possess a “user amount” of meth, the lieutenant said in a news release.

Officers served the search warrant for Lim’s room around 5:30 a.m. James Dyer, 43, was found inside the room, along with  “commercial amounts” of meth, Burleigh said.

Lim remained jailed Thursday evening, held on $70,000 bail and facing charges of conspiracy to make, distribute and possess meth, as well as meth possession and manufacture, DUII (controlled substance) and criminal possession of a forged instrument.

Dyer was held on $55,000 bail, facing drug conspiracy, manufacture, distribution and possession charges. Reed was held on $5,000 bail on a meth possession charge.

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WASHINGTON PARISH, LA (WAFB) – A man and a woman living in a camper trailer Jim Edwards Rd. and Peterson Rd. in Mt. Hermon were arrested Tuesday by the Washington Parish sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force.

Task force detectives, acting on a tip from a concerned citizen, set up surveillance on the trailer, which had a Mississippi license plate. After some time, detectives observed the man and the woman exited the trailer and drove in a SUV down Jim Edwards Rd. towards Hwy. 1056. Detectives say they observed the driver commit multiple traffic offenses and pulled the vehicle over.

After advising the driver, later identified as Rachel Rebecca Boucher, 37, why she was pulled over, one of the detectives asked the man, later identified as Micheal Perry, 42, for identification. He was unable to provide any. Perry was told to exit the vehicle, at which time a detective began to search him, uncovering a knife and a cigarette pack containing several marijuana roach cigarettes and a small amount methamphetamine.

Detectives then search the vehicle and found a small flashlight containing morphine pills and bags of methamphetamine. Perry was arrested at that time.

Boucher was also placed under arrest and detectives discovered another flashlight, containing additional bags of methamphetamine, and a glass pipe with methamphetamine residue on it in the driver side door pocket.

Based on what was found in the vehicle, detectives obtained a search warrant for the camper trailer. Inside, they discovered a plastic container holding methamphetamine, digital scales, needles, and baggies matching those found in the vehicle.

Boucher and Perry were booked into the Washington Parish Jail. During the process, detectives say Perry became verbally and physically belligerent and had to be physically restrained. Both remain in the jail, Perry with no bond set and Boucher with bond set at $100,750.

Perry is charged with two counts of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest by providing false booking information, and resisting an officer.

Boucher is charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving left of center. She is also charged with being a fugitive from Pike County, Mississippi.

“I am sick and tired of drug dealers operating in Washington Parish and I am so pleased our fine detectives were able to put these two in jail. Mt. Hermon is a peaceful community and residents there do not deserve to have drug dealers living in their midst. I promised the people of Washington Parish that we will go after drug dealers and that is exactly what we are doing now and will be doing in days to come. Be assured, more arrests are coming,” said Washington Parish Sheriff Randy Seal.

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A traffic stop in Prairie du Chien led to a drug bust on two area residents, Thursday evening, Jan. 19, according to the Prairie du Chien Police Department.

At about 6:30 pm., an officer initiated a traffic stop on a 1999 Ford Taurus for a suspended operator of the vehicle. Upon further investigation, baggies of methamphetamine, numerous controlled substances in pill form, methamphetamine paraphernalia, THC paraphernalia and suspected stolen property were located.

Subsequently, Kimberly Sheehan, 46, of Viroqua, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The passenger, Julie Knoble, 32, of Seneca, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia and possession of a schedule II narcotic.

Both were placed in the Crawford County Jail. Further charges will be pursued and the case will be turned over to the Crawford County District Attorney’s Office.

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MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Two women now face drug charges after deputies say they found meth and prescription pills during the execution of a search warrant.

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A northeast Arkansas man who had been accused of holding a runaway teenage girl as his “sex slave” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to court filings.

Jacob M. Gibson, 22, of Cave City entered a negotiated guilty plea earlier this month on a charge of second-degree sexual assault. He initially faced three counts of rape, one count of kidnapping and one count of trafficking of persons.

Gibson was arrested after his mother responded to a “frantic” phone call Sept. 4 from the 17-year-old victim and “raced home” to find the girl locked in a shed, according to an arrest affidavit.

The mother told the girl it was not right “for anyone to keep anyone else as a sex slave,” Sharp County Deputy Cody Bailey wrote in the affidavit.

Authorities said Gibson repeatedly raped the teenager while she lived with him and his family on Brickle Springs Road in Cave City, Arkansas Online previously reported.

The two had met when the girl was unable to meet up with her biological father in Washington, and they then traveled to Arkansas together, the affidavit reads.

The living conditions at Gibson’s house became worse, the victim said, when Gibson increasingly used methamphetamine.

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Jacob M. Gibson, 22, of Cave City, accused of holding runaway teen girl as ‘sex slave’ while he used Methamphetamine

A Browning man accused of giving meth to a 12-year-old girl with whom he was in a relationship pleaded not guilty Thursday.

Bengamin Ray Yellowowl, 25, pleaded not guilty to felony child endangerment, unlawful transactions with children, a misdemeanor, and sexual abuse of children, a felony. If convicted, he potentially faces more than 110 years imprisonment and a maximum $60,500 in fines. He is currently being held on $200,000 bond.

Yellowowl was arrested after a Jan. 11 traffic stop in which an officer found the victim driving Yellowowl around in his car at about 2:30 a.m., according to court documents. Documents state that the girl was fidgeting so badly that officers immediately suspected stimulant use. Yellowowl told officers he had taken several shots that night and that he and the victim were not dating.

An ambulance crew took the victim to the hospital, where she eventually admitted to using meth and drinking alcohol with Yellowowl, according to charging documents.

The third charge, sexual abuse with children, was later added after Yellowowl allegedly told officers he and the victim were dating for about a month, and that they had been having sex since October. Documents state Yellowowl said he was against the relationship at first because of her age, but proceeded into a sexual relationship.

Yellowowl reportedly agreed to speak with police the morning of Jan. 11 without a lawyer present.

“People see me and think I am an evil person,” he reportedly told police.

After their initial interview with Yellowowl, police reported receiving a photo from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, allegedly depicting Yellowowl injecting the victim with methamphetamine. Detectives also believe the girl was being used to traffic drugs.

Yellowowl said nothing in court on Thursday aside from the words “not guilty” and a simple “yes” or “no” to District Judge Elizabeth Beth’s questions inferring if he understood the charges.

Yellowowl’s next hearing has been set for March 8. A trial date has been set for May 22.

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An El Paso man was arrested at his home last week in connection with a child pornography case out of California, police said Thursday.

Harold Eugene Smith, 28, was arrested Jan. 18 after investigators allegedly found that he had a “rock” of methamphetamine on him and more than 40 sexually explicit photos of a teenager from California on his cellphone and computer, police said.

Investigators from the El Paso Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Smith at his home in the 7300 block of O’Toole Drive in the Futureland neighborhood in far Northeast El Paso, police said. The task force is made up of El Paso police detectives and FBI agents.

Smith was wanted in Ventura County, Calif., on warrants on charges of lewd act upon a child, sending harmful matter and luring. Ventura County investigators were present when Smith was arrested in El Paso.

Smith was booked into the El Paso County Jail Annex on local charges of possession of child pornography and possession of meth with a $80,000 bond. He is being held without bond on the charges from California.

elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2017/01/26/el-paso-man-arrested-meth-child-porn-case/97107152/

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