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Canton Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking
The Noble County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday that 35-year-old Andrew Kent, of Canton was arrested Tuesday for suspected trafficking in drugs.
Authorities said that Kent was stopped by Deputy Will Poling on Interstate 77 after he observed an equipment violation and criminal indicators. After a records check it was found Kent’s driving privileges were suspended.
A sheriff’s K9 indicated to the odor of illegal drugs in the suspects vehicle and a search took place. Authorities said they found several bags of methamphetamine, a glass jar of suspected liquid methamphetamine, a glass jar of suspected heroin, a bag containing suspected heroin, a loaded syringe of suspected methamphetamine, a clear bag of marijuana and several items of drug paraphernalia.
For The Times Leader MARIETTA, Ohio The Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday afternoon the arrest of a suspect in the series of bomb and active shooter threats in southeast Ohio schools over the last six days.
Nicholas John Frances Hall, 18, of 1385 Washington Road, Thomson, Ga., was arrested in McDuffie County, Ga., by the McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office.
Washington County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Mark Warden announced the arrest after a multi-agency investigation Tuesday.
According to the affidavit submitted to Marietta Municipal Court by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday for a warrant uploaded to the National Crime Information Center, Hall allegedly confessed to a deputy sheriff of the Georgia agency that “he made the bomb threats to get his girlfriend out of school.”
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A screenshot of the Georgia booking information for Nick John Francis Hall. (Chris Schmitt, Patch Staff)
MARIETTA, OH With any luck, the rash of bomb threats here in Washington County are over. An arrest was made in Georgia and an 18-year-old man by the name Nicholas John Francis Hall is behind bars waiting for extradition. Here is a news release from the Washington County Sheriff s Office.
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