MANSFIELD, Ohio — Authorities gathered Thursday morning to announce a large bust in alleged drug trafficking in Richland County, which centered on two separate operations.
The first indictment charges 23 people for fentanyl distribution from Detroit since 2016.
20 people are charged in the second indictment for trafficking charges involving heroin, cocaine and meth in Mansfield.
Here's how it all breaks down.
Twenty-three people were charged in a 42-count indictment with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, oxycodone and marijuana among other charges. These suspects have been identified as follows:
Noel Mott, 42
Donald Abrams, 59
Felicia McPheron, 37
Ivan Troup, 34
Devon Troup, 27
Deshawn Dowdell, 23
Markell Boyd, 39
Dennis Carter, 47
Marcus Cladwell, 40
Terrence Sudberry, 45
Robert Boone, 24
Kristopher Herron, 47
Jason Reid, 36
William Norris, 45
Rayshaun Walker, 25
Cynthia Huffman, 22
Tessa Christy, 36
Seth Wells, 23
Miranda Hamilton, 23
Ashlie Smith, 33
Megan Moritz, 30
Taryn Ohl, 32
Mykel Smith, 25
Twenty others were charged in a 61-count indictment with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, crack cocaine, cocaine and methamphetamine among other charges. These suspects have been identified as follows:
Juan Westberry, 38
Rashad Keith, 27
Lamar Johnson, 30
Torme Johnson, 30
Ryan Schroeder, 38
Kelly Adkins, 31
Marquis Allen, 26
Tevron Allen, 23
Anthony Balg, 38
Darryl Ballinger, 24
Kelly Burns, 30
Andrew Cotton, 32
Rory Hamm, 49
Phillip Moxley, 36
Amanda Pierce, 34
Santreas Sanks, 29
Derrick Snelling, 27
Kevin Thomas, 29
Rachel Thompson, 34
All of the defendants are from the Mansfield or nearby area except for Donald Adams, Felicia McPherson and the Troups, all of whom are from Detroit.
More detailed information was issued in a press release, which you can read below:
In the Mott indictment, the conspirators obtained heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone and marijuana from suppliers in Detroit and Mansfield, which they then sold in Mansfield. This took place between January 2016 through the present, according to the indictment.
Mott, Wells, Boone, Moritz, Hamilton and Smith traveled to Detroit to obtain large quantities of oxycodone, which they redistributed in Mansfield. Mott also obtained large quantities of heroin and fentanyl from Dowdell, Troup and others that he redistributed in Mansfield. He also obtained fentanyl and worked with other dealers to redistribute the drugs in Mansfield, according to the indictment.
Mott is also charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Prosecutors are seeking for forfeit 14 firearms seized as part of the investigation, according to the indictment.
Huffman helped coordinate and secure Wells to serve as a driver for oxycodone resupply runs to Detroit, according to the indictment.
In the Westberry indictment, the defendants conspired together between 2015 and the present to obtain large amounts of heroin, crack cocaine, cocaine and methamphetamine to sell in the Mansfield area, according to the indictment.
Westberry obtained heroin, which he distributed to Keith, Lamar Johnson, Torme Johnson, Schroeder and Garrison, who in turn sold the heroin to other customers, according to the indictment.
Keith and Lamar Johnson obtained heroin, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and cocaine, which they then sold to other dealers, who distributed the drugs in the Mansfield area, according to the indictment.
Members of the conspiracy operated drug houses at locations on Rembrandt Street, Helen Avenue, Dunbilt Court, Bowman Street and West 3rd Street in Mansfield and Eckstein Road in Crestline for the purpose of storing and distributing the drugs, according to the indictment.