MANSFIELD – The METRICH Enforcement Unit, with assistance from multiple agencies, targeted 52 suspects during a sweep last week, and the names of many of the suspects were released Monday.
The sweep, conducted on Wednesday, ended with 52 suspects indicted on 112 counts of drug trafficking and other related charges, according to METRICH Commander Lt. Joseph Petrycki. METRICH is a 10-county decentralized task force in North Central Ohio with the mission of reducing the availability of illegal drugs and weapons through proactive law enforcement efforts.
Throughout the investigation, METRICH detectives conducted a total of five search warrants. As a result of the search warrants, METRICH detectives also seized an assortment of firearms, cocaine, heroin, marijuana and more than $3,000 in U.S. currency.
After serving the five search warrants, METRICH detectives have arrested and filed charges against the following individuals:
– Marcus Butler — Charges: Trafficking – Cocaine
– Sarah Chapman — Charges: Possession – Heroin
– Joshua Conley — Charges: Possession – Drugs
– Robert Crain — Charges: Trafficking – Heroin, Possession – Heroin
– Anthony Daily — Charges: Trafficking – Synthetic, Possession – Synthetic
– Jordan Demuth — Charges: Trafficking/Possession – Cocaine, Trafficking/Possession – Drugs
– Ernie Dyer — Charges: Trafficking – Heroin, Possession – Drugs
– Andrew Fisher — Charges: Trafficking/Possession – Cocaine, Trafficking/Possession – Drugs
– Jason Gerhart — Charges: Possession – Drugs
– Eric Gibbons — Charges: Possession – Drugs
– Mario Godfrey — Charges: Trafficking/Possession – Heroin, Trafficking/Possession – Cocaine
– Maurice Gordon — Charges: Trafficking – Heroin, Possession – Heroin
– Kala Gross — Charges: Possession – Drugs
– Joshua Hamilton — Charges: Possession – Heroin, Possession – Cocaine
– Christopher Harris — Charges: Trafficking/Possession – Heroin, Trafficking/Possession – Cocaine
– Brenda Hendrick — Charges: Trafficking – Synthetic, Possession – Synthetic
– Naomi Jackson — Charges: Trafficking – Heroin, Trafficking – Cocaine
– Tramodi Jackson — Charges: Trafficking – Cocaine, Possession – Cocaine
– Mano James — Charges: Trafficking – Heroin, Possession – Heroin
– Terrance Jenkins — Charges: Trafficking – Heroin, Possession – Heroin
– Mark Kennedy — Charges: Possession – Drugs
– Heather King — Charges: Illegal Conveyance, Possession – Drugs
– Larry Kruzelak — Charges: Possession – Drugs, Possession – Paraphernalia
– Gregory Lacy — Charges: Trafficking – Oxycodone, Possession – Oxycodone
– Hester Lacy — Charges: Trafficking – Oxycodone, Possession – Oxycodone
– James Lawhorn — Charges: Trafficking – Counterfeit, Possession – Counterfeit
– Nicholas Leitenberger — Charges: Trafficking – Counterfeit, Possession – Counterfeit
– Peter Lett — Charges: Trafficking – Heroin
– Terry McKenzie — Charges: Possession – Heroin, Possession – Cocaine
– Caleb Moyer — Charges: Possession – Drugs
– Jaquis T. Mordica — Charges: Having Weapons Under Disability F3
– Conan Payne — Charges: Trafficking – Cocaine
– Seth Ratliff — Charges: Possession – Drugs
– James Ray — Charges: Possession – Heroin
– Janet Severns-Potts — Charges: Trafficking – Heroin, Tampering With Evidence
– Tonda Sowder — Charges: Possession – Heroin, Tampering With Evidence
– Lacario Taylor — Charges: Trafficking — Heroin, Trafficking – Counterfeit
– Devan Taylor — Charges: Trafficking – Cocaine
– Albert Woods — Charges: Possession – Drugs, Possession – Paraphernalia
– Blake Yoxthemer — Charges: Possession – Drugs
– Eric Toddie Jr. — Charges: Having Weapons Under Disability F3, Receiving Stolen Property F4
– Terriuntae Hammock — Charges: Possession Of Heroin F2, Receiving Stolen Property F4
– Travis Coffe-Curry — Charges: Possession of Heroin F2, Receiving Stolen Property F4
– Shannica Black — Charges: Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
– Tramodi Jackson — Charges: Having Weapons Under Disability F3, Possession of Cocaine F2
The sweep was headed by METRICH with assistance from the U.S. Marshal’s Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, the Allied Special Operations Response Team, The Ohio State Highway Patrol Special Response Team, the Mansfield Division of Police, the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, the Shelby Police Department, the Ontario Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Secret Service.
