Multiple arrests made in drug and weapon raids in Ohio

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — Drugs, drug instruments and guns were discovered in several homes in Belmont County this week.

Detectives with the Belmont County Sheriff’s interdiction team executed search warrants in several communities.

Nine individuals are now facing charges including drug trafficking and possession, possession of criminal tools, permitting drug abuse, endangering children and having weapons under disability.

Sheriff Dave Lucas said his priority is protecting the children whose lives are in danger living in drug houses.

Cause they can’t protect themselves. Like I said, what was it, a month ago, we had the death of a one-year-old on overdose. So we take this very serious. And like I said, we’ll do everything we can to put ’em in the jail, take ’em off the street and if so, take their kids away from ’em.”

Sheriff Dave Lucas, Belmont County

Police from Martins Ferry, Bellaire and Bridgeport were also involved in executing those warrants.

The team is part of the Ohio Organized Crime Investigative Commission.

Investigators say many other suspects will be charged as part of this investigation.

Those arrested were:

• Amber Barry, 32, of Bridgeport, Ohio
• William White, 40, of Bridgeport, Ohio
• Demarcus Hockett, 34 of Martins Ferry, Ohio
• Tashay Cornell, 23 of Canton, Ohio
• Myriah Dunn, 25, of Bellaire, Ohio
• Myles Edmond-Wright, of Bellaire, Ohio
• Monte Lyles, 26, of Steubenville, Ohio
• Deanna Spoon, 25, of Bridgeport, Ohio
• James Behrens, 52, of Bellaire, Ohio

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