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Ohio
Attorney General Mike DeWine…
More
Than a Dozen Drug Arrests in Alleged NW Ohio Cocaine Ring
(FREMONT,
Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined Sandusky County Sheriff
Kyle
Overmyer, Ottawa County Sheriff Stephen Levorchick, and Fremont Police
Chief
Tim Wiersma this afternoon to announce the arrests and indictments of
more than
two dozen people in three counties today.
The
indictments come after several years of investigating by agents with
the
Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and
authorities in
Sandusky, Ottawa, and Wood counties. Investigators allege
that the
suspects have ties to the cocaine drug trade.
"The
allegations against these suspects are very serious," said Ohio
Attorney
General Mike DeWine. "Cocaine ruins lives, and I'm glad my
office's
BCI agents were able to work closely with local law enforcement to get
the
alleged users and traffickers off the streets."
"This
operation is the culmination of extensive police work which was only
possible
with the cooperative efforts of many law enforcement agencies," said
Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Levorchick.
"After
not only being part of this investigation prior to being the Sheriff,
but also
witnessing the end result, truly shows what Teamwork is all about,"
said
Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer
Those
indicted in the three-county area and arrested today include:
Sandusky
County Common Pleas Court
Chavis
J. Freeman – Trafficking in Cocaine (3 counts)
Juan
J. Gonzalez -- Trafficking in Cocaine (3 counts); Engaging in a Pattern
of
Corrupt Activity
David
B. Swartz – Trafficking in Counterfeit Controlled Substance;
Trafficking in
Cocaine
Jeremy
J. Homler – Trafficking in Counterfeit Controlled Substance;
Trafficking in
Cocaine
Roberto
Sanchez – Trafficking in Cocaine (3 counts); Trafficking in Crack
Cocaine
Tyson
L. Jones – Trafficking in Cocaine (3 counts)
Amber
L. Stevenson – Trafficking in Cocaine (2 counts); Permitting Drug
Abuse;
Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity
Leon
Garza – Complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine (5 counts); Engaging in a
Pattern
of Corrupt Activity
Juan
Vincent Lopez – Complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine (3 counts);
Trafficking in
Cocaine
William
Perez – Complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine (5 counts); Engaging in a
Pattern
of Corrupt Activity
Juan
Castillo-Sweet – Complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine; Trafficking in
Cocaine
Keith
Gschwind – Complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine (4 counts); Engaging in
a
Pattern of Corrupt Activity
Rory
Sipperley – complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine (4 counts); Engaging
in a
Pattern of Corrupt Activity
Eusebio
Ariola Jr. – Trafficking in Cocaine (3 counts); Engaging in a Pattern
of
Corrupt Activity
Cameron
Allen – Complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine; Trafficking in Cocaine (2
counts); Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity
Steve
Diaz – Complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine (2 counts); Trafficking in
Cocaine;
Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity
Emmanuel
Heidelburg – Complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine; Trafficking in
Cocaine (2
counts); Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity
Louis
Burnett – Complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine (2 counts); Engaging in
a
Pattern of Corrupt Activity
Joyce
Burnett – Complicity to Trafficking in Cocaine (2 counts); Engaging in
a
Pattern of Corrupt Activity
Andrea
Obergon – Trafficking in Cocaine
Wood
County Common Pleas Court
John
D. Anderson – Possession of Cocaine
Rafael
Gonzales – Possession of Cocaine
Ottawa
County Common Pleas Court
Roberto
Espinoza – Trafficking in Cocaine (2 counts); Complicity to Trafficking
in
Cocaine
Patricia
Jones – Trafficking in Cocaine (3 counts)
Carlos
Espinoza – Trafficking in Cocaine (5 counts)
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