Jerry Germaine Douglas. Burbaugh said that through a confidential informant detectives were able to arrange a drug transaction with Douglas, a former Marion resident now living in Worthington, suspected for some time of drug trafficking.
"When he arrived at the meeting location in Delaware, (authorities) got him pinned," Burbaugh said. "Once we got him pinned in, Douglas was apprehended without trouble."A passenger in Douglas' vehicle, Haven Nelson, attempted to flee, but was apprehended a few hundred yards away, Burbaugh said.Authorities recovered 126 grams of powder cocaine with an approximate street value of $12,600 from Douglas, who was arrested on charges of trafficking in cocaine. Nelson also faces drug charges after authorities located approximately 40 grams of marijuana with an approximate street value of $400 on him.Simultaneous to that operation, Burbaugh said officers with the Marion City Police Department and deputies with the Marion County Sheriff's Office were conducting surveillance on several locations in the Marion area. Officers arrested two men, Derrick and Brandon Darling, on charges of trafficking in heroin as they attempted to leave a Leader Street address.In addition, Eric Meachem was arrested on Latourette Street, found in possession of 40 balls of heroin with an approximate street value of $850 and a handgun. A woman with him, Jessica Shroats, was arrested on a charge of drug possession.Authorities also executed search warrants at 630 and 632 E. Center St. and arrested occupants there, Troy Blevins and Shawn Thomas, on charges of trafficking in heroin.In addition, a total of over $2,600 in cash was seized. The cases have been forwarded to the Marion County Prosecutor's Office for consideration of filing formal charges.
Burbaugh said that while many of the individuals arrested know one another, he would not describe this as a drug ring, but rather separate cases completed at the same time. The investigations into these cases began after receiving complaints on many of the listed addresses and through the use of confidential informants.
"We tried to hit them all in one day," Burbaugh said. "It's easier to apprehend them all at once because once word gets out, subjects start leaving the area."
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