Archive of 12-27-05
On 27 Dec 05 Deputy Sheriff Spencer conducted
a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Charles E. Day Jr., age
22, 830 Mount Tom Road, Marietta, after observing Mr. Day spin
his truck’s tires as he began traveling northbound on
State Route 7. Noticing an odor of alcohol on Mr. Day and an
open can of beer on the floorboard of the vehicle, Deputy Spencer
administered field sobriety tests. Following Mr. Day’s
poor performance on the tests he was arrested for OVI and transported
to the Washington County Jail.
On 27 Dec 05 an employee of White Oak Dental,
8400 State Route 339, Barlow, reported the business received
a bad check for eighty-nine dollars on 22 Nov 05. This case
remains under investigation (8411).
On 27 Dec 05 Deputy Sheriff Mankins responded
to a disturbance between Benjamin Caplinger, age 35, and his
wife Michelle, age 32. Angry at his wife’s alleged infidelity,
Mr. Caplinger seized his wife’s cell phone and would
not return it. The dispute continued as Mrs. Caplinger broke
CD’S dishes and a game controller before being locked
out of the house and breaking a window. Citing the absence
of threats and the roles of each party in the dispute, Deputy
Mankins requested summonses for Mr. and Mrs. Caplinger for
disorderly conduct by fighting.
Two Arrested for Sale of Drugs within
1000 feet of a school
On 27 Dec 05 members of the Washington County
Major Crimes Task Force arrested Richard Thompson, age 42,
1101 Colonial Drive, Marietta, and Amy Thompson, age 36, 1101
Cisler Lane, Marietta, for their involvement in narcotics trafficking
operation. The arrests are the culmination of an investigation
during which a confidential informant purchased fifty-five
one milligram Klonopin tablets and nineteen forty milligram
Oxycontin tablets from Ms. Thompson and Mr. Thompson, respectively.
Also during the investigation, Detectives executed search warrants
at Thompson’s residences on 20 December 05 and recovered
a number of items leading them to believe the Thompsons were
selling drugs in exchange for property that had been stolen
during house burglaries and from local area merchants.
Klonopin is a Schedule IV controlled substance
and Oxycontin a Schedule II controlled substance, the sales
of both of which are second degree felonies. But because Colonial
Terrace Apartments are within 1,000 feet of a school, the severity
of the offense escalates to a first degree felony, punishable
by three to ten years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
The Washington County Major Crimes Task Force
is a multi-faceted organization consisting of members of the
Marietta and Belpre City Police Departments, the Ohio Bureau
of Criminal Investigation and Identification, the Department
of Public Safety Investigation Unit, the Washington County
Prosecutor’s Office and the Washington and Morgan County
Sheriff’s Offices. The Thompsons are being held in the
Washington County Jail without bond until their appearance
in Marietta Municipal Court on Wednesday morning.
The following individuals
were processed into the Washington County Jail:
Charles Edwin Day Jr., age 22, 830 Mount Tom
Road, Marietta, for OVI, a misdemeanor. Day was arrested on
State Route 7 by Deputy Sheriff Spencer and processed into
the Washington County Jail on 27 Dec 05 at 2:35 am.
Aaron Otis Fones, age 23, 190 Hills Bridge Road, Marietta,
for contempt of a court order, a misdemeanor. Fones was arrested
on State Route 7 by Deputy Sheriff Spencer and processed into
the Washington County Jail on 27 Dec 05 at 2:35 am.
Dan Landers Tewkesbury, age 42, 1150 Sandhill
Road, Marietta, for driving under a suspended license, a misdemeanor.
Tewkesbury was arrested on State Route 7 by Deputy Sheriff
Mankins and processed into the Washington County Jail on 27
Dec 05 at 9:00 am.
Amy Faye Thompson, age 36, 1101 Cisler Lane, Marietta, for
trafficking in drugs, a felony. Thompson was arrested at her
residence by Major Winstanley of the Washington County Sheriff’s
Office and processed into the Washington County Jail on 27
Dec 05 at 2:00 pm.
Richard Earl Thompson, age 42, 1101 Colonial Drive, Marietta,
for trafficking in drugs, a felony. Thompson was arrested at
her residence by Major Winstanley of the Washington County
Sheriff’s Office and processed into the Washington County
Jail on 27 Dec 05 at 2:00 pm.
Joshuah Allen Morris, age 26, 37301 Seventh Avenue, Sardis,
for breach of recognizance and for failure to appear, both
misdemeanors. Morris was arrested in New Matamoras by Chief
Travaglio of the New Matamoras Police Department and processed
into the Washington County Jail on 27 Dec 05 at 9:22 pm.
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