More than a dozen drug arrests in Morrow County; Several still wanted

MOUNT GILEAD, OH (WCMH) – The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday started serving 21 warrants on people wanted for drug trafficking.

The Sheriff’s office said the indictments are the result of an investigation that started in summer of 2016.

Sheriff John L. Hinton said the indictments are important because of the strong connection between burglaries and drug use in the community.

“Thus, it is our hope that by aggressively pursuing the drug traffickers that we will drive the illicit drug trade from our county and that this will ultimately reduce the number of property crimes in our county,” Hinton said.

Fourteen people have been arrested.

Jakob Swango – Burglary
Paris Justice – Burglary
Shannon Waterhouse – Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs
Christopher Sowash – Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, Aggravated Possession of Drugs and Possession of Drugs
Smitty Gayheart – Complicity to Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs
Timothy Nelson – Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs
Justin Coleman – Trafficking in Drugs
Edward Eebersole – Trafficking in Drugs
Troy Spaulding – Complicity to Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs
Crystal Deland – Trafficking in Drugs
Johnnie Martinez – Offenses involving counterfeit controlled substances
Elizabeth Gale – Trafficking in Drugs
Tanner Depolo – Trafficking in Drugs
James Grimmett Jr. – Trafficking in Drugs

The Sheriff’s office is still looking for several others.