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Drug smuggler gets 20 years

A man who smuggled drugs into two detention facilities — a state prison and the Ottawa County jail — was sentenced to prison Friday on the heels of his jury trial. Corwin Qualls, 40, had his trial in the Ottawa County Common Pleas Court for the smuggling and dealing drugs in the county jail while […]

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Columbus man sentenced to 15 years for dealing drugs that resulted in fatal overdose

A Columbus man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing a heroin mix that resulted in a woman's fatal overdose. Richard R. Edwards, 29, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 180 months in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of […]

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Two indicted in prison drug trafficking conspiracy

Two men face multiple felonies after they allegedly worked to smuggle drugs into prison. They also allegedly supplied drugs to a woman who later died of an overdose. Bryant Boyd, 41, of Port Clinton, and Corwin Qualls, 40, of Toledo, were each charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and three conspiracy charges […]

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No charges filed in fentanyl overdose death of Franklin County inmate

Franklin County prosecutors have declined to file criminal charges in the fatal overdose death of an inmate, 10 Investigates has learned. Brent Gibney died in October after snorting a fatal dose of fentanyl, according to a copy of the sheriff's internal investigation obtained by 10 Investigates through an open records request. A 10 Investigates' review […]

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Marion man arrested in connection with 2016 overdose death

A Marion man was taken into custody on Thursday in connection with a 2016 overdose death, according to the Marion City Police Department. Detectives with the METRICH-MARMET Drug Task Force arrested Brandon Crowe, 36, in the 200 block of East Washington Ave., on suspicion of committing involuntary manslaughter in connection with the case of Michael […]

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