14 people facing charges in suspected Athens County drug ring
ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — Thirteen adults and one juvenile are facing a litany of criminal charges related to a drug ring in Athens County.
The prosecutor’s office said that the 14 suspects are facing drug-related charges and that it’s tied to thefts last year in Glouster and Nelsonville. The suspects are:
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Name | Age | City |
Tesla Christman (Arrested) | 19 | Glouster |
Reuben Kellar | 20 | Glouster |
Brightin Moody (Arrested) | 18 | Glouster |
Beth Zarley | 37 | Junction City |
Tomasena Vanhorn (Arraigned) | 35 | Glouster |
Jeffrey Mersing | 25 | Glouster |
Edith Miller | 23 | Chauncey |
Lloyd Hudnall | 41 | Pomeroy |
Carley Campbell | 35 | Glouster |
Laura Kuhne | 53 | Nelsonville |
Trevor Sorrell | 30 | Athens |
Traci Jackson | 23 | Trimble |
Jeffrey Hammon (Arrested) | 43 | Glouster |
Unnamed Juvenile | 17 | Glouster |
Hammon and Christman were arrested Wednesday, and Vanhorn received a $50,000 bond on Tuesday and is scheduled for an April 16 jury trial. Moody was arrested Wednesday and will be in court Thursday. The 17-year-old suspect is being held in a Nelsonville residential center.
The charges these fourteen face include:
Obstructing justice
Permitting drug abuse
Aggravated possession of drugs
Aggravated trafficking in drugs
Tampering with evidence
Having weapons under disability
Misdemeanor theft
Breaking and entering
Corrupting another with drugs
Theft
Possession of a fentanyl-related compound
Trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound
Escape
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