Jun. 25—BEMIDJI — A Redby man has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for third-degree murder after he provided fentanyl to a woman who later died from a drug overdose in April 2023. According to a release from Beltrami County Attorney David Hanson, 33-year-old Jeffrey Needham, of Redby, has been convicted on a single […]
A Chemung County grand jury has indicted two Elmira residents in connection with the 2023 death of their two-year-old child. Lance Townsend, 44, and Keyana Townsend, 35, were arrested Monday on superior court warrants following the grand jury indictment, according to the Elmira Police Department. Both were charged with second-degree manslaughter, a class-C felony, and […]
Jun. 14—Complaints about drug activity in the Science Hill area have led to the arrest of a Pulaski County man. The incident began when the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office began receiving complaints stating that a male named Tim Buis was trafficking in large quantities of methamphetamine on Louis Waddle Road in Science Hill. The complaint […]
Jun. 14—A Pulaski County man and woman, as well as two juveniles, are facing charges following a drug-related search by the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. The incident began when the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division received information of a large quantity of marijuana being distributed through a residence on Dewey Poynter Road. Detectives began […]
OSHKOSH – A residence at 1402 Walnut St. has been ordered closed by Winnebago County Circuit Court after ongoing drug-related arrests have occurred at the property. Seven people, ages 35-74, were arrested at the residence June 6 and 11 people, ages 29-74, were arrested at the residence April 9. Those arrests came after search warrants […]
Editor’s Note: In May 2024, a Jackson County grand jury decided not to indict Roshuanda Merritt on the charges against her. A north Georgia councilwoman is behind bars after officials say she was arrested on drug-related charges. Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials said 43-year-old Roshuanda Merritt of Commerce was arrested Friday after officials learned she […]
Iran executed 853 people in 2023 – the highest number on record since 2015, according to a new report in Amnesty International. The surge in executions comes as Iran continues what Amnesty calls Iran’s “war on drugs.” In 2023, more than half – 481 – of the total executions were for drug-related offenses. The mass […]
A Crawford County man who was arrested in Bucyrus during a drug raid by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office in December is facing charges in two cases. Matthew Carroll, 42, was arrested along with Jamie George, 41, David Adkins, 66, and Ann Adkins, 64, after deputies and officers from METRICH and the Crawford County Special […]
Mar. 21—An Austin man has been handed a pair of prison sentences for drug-related charges Thursday afternoon in Mower County District Court. Jeremiah David Krebsbach, 35, was sentenced to 66 months for felony first degree DWI and 45 months for felony first degree drugs possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The two counts […]
Fentanyl is responsible for more than 85% of overdose deaths in Allegheny County, according to local law enforcement. U.S. Senator Bob Casey is trying to drastically reduce that number with the Fend Off Fentanyl Act that was recently passed in the Senate. The bill still needs to go through the House of Representatives. “It can’t […]