Archive of 01-29-10
On 29 Jan 10 an employee of Reno Water,
170 Mount Tom Road, Marietta, reported a customer on Coal
Run Road who had their water shut of for nonpayment allegedly
cut a lock off a valve and turned the water to the residence
back on. This case remains under investigation (790).
On 29 Jan 10 Deputy Sheriff Mankins and
fire departments from Beverly and Lowell responded to a garage
fire on property owned by Billy Douthitt, age 68, 24275 State
Route 339, Lowell. Extinguished without incident or injury,
the fire caused substantial damage to the structure. Mr.
Douthitt believes an errant spark from a wood burning stove
in the garage ignited a nearby wood pile and caused the fire.
The Beverly assistant fire chief agreed and stated the fire
appears to be accidental in origin.
On 29 Jan 10 a forty-two year old resident
on Dalzell Road in Whipple reported she received a card in
the mail from an individual she has told on numerous occasions
to cease contacting her. The victim stated the suspect’s
attempts at communication cause her emotional distress, stomach
problems and issues with her family. This case remains under
investigation (1184).
ARRESTS MADE IN ECSTASY, COCAINE SALES CASES
Four suspects were arrested by the Major
Crimes Task Force this afternoon for their roles in possessing
and selling cocaine and ecstasy. The suspects arrested and
the felony charges on which they are being held are:
Whitney A. Jacobs, age 21, for trafficking in drugs;
Alicia D. Miller, age 26, for possession of drugs;
Dustin E. Allen, age 30, for trafficking in drugs and
assault on a peace officer;
Julie A. Hupp, age 33, for trafficking in drugs;
Jacobs, Hupp, Miller and Allen were all
arrested at their upstairs apartment at 404 Montgomery Street,
Marietta, following the execution of a search warrant. Task
Force Agents requested the search warrant after using an
undercover operative to purchase from Jacobs on 25 Jan 10.
On 25 Jan 10 as well, Agents used a confidential
informant to purchase two ecstasy pills from Ms. Hupp in
the vicinity of the 900 block of Hocking Road in Belpre.
Hupp is a familiar target for the Task Force and has previously
been arrested along with other individuals on crack cocaine
and heroin charges.
When Agents arrived to execute the warrant
they discovered Ms. Miller in a bedroom along with a pill
bottle containing fifty-three pills of the Schedule I drug,
ecstasy. Fifty-three pills are considered a bulk amount of
ecstasy and possessing that quantity is a third degree felony.
Also present in the apartment, Allen was
arrested on a charge of trafficking as a result of a controlled
purchase of 7.8 grams of cocaine from Allen on 4 Feb 09.
Allen exacerbated his legal problems when he began to resist
Agents attempting to arrest him. Refusing to obey Agents’ commands,
Mr. Allen attempted to punch and tackle one Agent and had
to be Tasered twice in order to be handcuffed.
The following individuals
were processed into the Washington County Jail:
Jeannie Marie McAlarney, age 49, 798 Collins
Road, Whipple, for passing bad checks, a misdemeanor. McAlarney
was arrested at her residence by Deputy Sheriff Mayle and processed
into the Washington County Jail on 29 Jan 10 at 12:02 am.
Whitney Ann Jacobs, age 21, 122 Tennis Center
Drive Apt. 38, Marietta, for trafficking in drugs, a felony.
Jacobs was arrested at 404 Montgomery Street by Patrolman Wenzel
of the Marietta City Police Department and processed into the
Washington County Jail on 29 Jan 10 at 9:59 am.
Alicia Dawn Miller, age 26, 209 Fifth Street Ext., Lowell,
for possession of drugs, a felony. Miller was arrested at 404
Montgomery Street by Patrolman Wenzel of the Marietta City
Police Department and processed into the Washington County
Jail on 29 Jan 10 at 10:16 am.
Dustin Edward Allen, age 30, 303 Sixth Street Apt. 2, Marietta,
for trafficking in drugs and for assault on a peace officer,
both felonies. Allen was arrested at 404 Montgomery Street
by Patrolman Wenzel of the Marietta City Police Department
and processed into the Washington County Jail on 29 Jan 10
at 10:34 am.
Julie Ann Hupp, age 33, 715 Wayne Street, Marietta, for trafficking
in drugs, a felony. Hupp was arrested at 404 Montgomery Street
by Patrolman Wenzel of the Marietta City Police Department
and processed into the Washington County Jail on 29 Jan 10
at 10:47 am.
Mark Matthew Smith, age 20, 113 Pickering Street, Parkersburg,
for theft, a misdemeanor. Smith was arrested in Marietta Municipal
Court by Patrolman Arbaugh of the Marietta City Police Department
and processed into the Washington County Jail on 29 Jan 10
at 11:54 am.
Joshua Daniel Campbell, age 24, 840 Echo Valley Road, Waterford,
for five misdemeanor counts of passing bad checks. Campbell
was arrested in Beverly by Patrolman Offenberger of the Beverly
Police Department and processed into the Washington County
Jail on 29 Jan 10 at 3:42 pm.
Santana Ellen Hopkins, age 20, 1948 Princeton Street, Parkersburg,
for theft, a misdemeanor. Hopkins was arrested on State Route
7 by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and processed into the Washington
County Jail on 29 Jan 10 at 4:41 pm.
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