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Sheriff Says Fatal Shot was Accidental

A Ross County law enforcement official is on paid leave after firing a shot that eventually killed a woman during a drug raid. Members of the U.S. 23 Task Force raided a known drug house along U.S. 23 in southern Ross County late Wednesday night. As soon as they got inside, they found a woman […]

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Owners of Twilight Boutique facing federal drug, laundering charges

A Grafton Township couple has been indicted on federal conspiracy, drug and money laundering charges for allegedly running a chain of head shops that sold synthetic marijuana across the state. Sean and Sherry Lightner, both 38, allegedly purchased and sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of the illegal substances with names like “Bizzaro,” “Hammer […]

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Store owners indicted on drug charge

The owners of Twilight Boutique, 2032 W. Fourth St., were among five people indicted on a charge of conspiracy to distribute synthetic cannabinoids for their reported sale of products with names such as spice and K2, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Sean Lightner and Sherry Lightner, both 38 […]

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Woman Shot in Raid- Dies

35-year-old Crystal Barrows has died at a Columbus hospital from a what appears to have been a gunshot wound to the head during a Wednesday night drug raid on a Blain Highway mobile. 

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Orrville area drug dealer gets prison for violating community control

WOOSTER -- An Orrville man was handed with a five-year jail sentence after violating conditions of his community control. Seth Patterson-Doty, 23, of 9128 McQuaid Road, was sentenced after he originally was charged and pleaded guilty to felony drug possession, two counts of aggravated trafficking, trafficking in drugs and trafficking in heroin (in two separate […]

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