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Fugitive wanted on involuntary manslaughter charges arrested in Madison Township

The U.S. Marshal’s Task Force on Oct. 31 arrested a fugitive in Madison Township wanted on involuntary manslaughter charges after he sold heroin that led to two overdose deaths. According to Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Andrew Deserto, 22-year-old Cleveland resident Savonn Primm was arrested by the Task Force in the 6700 block of Georgetown Lane. […]

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Two Wooster men get federal indictment following OD death

Two Wooster men are in custody after they were charged in federal court for dealing heroin and cocaine to a woman who later died from a drug overdose. Jamie Curtis, 36, and Theodore Alleman, 28, both have been indicted on one count of distribution of heroin and cocaine, a charge that carries a potential sentencing […]

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Dealer sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for Anderson Twp. overdose death

A man who dealt a deadly mix of heroin and fentanyl to a man, who died, was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison. Omar Israel-Griffin, 27, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of distribution of a controlled substance on Wednesday. Police investigated after a man was found dead of an overdose in his Anderson […]

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Ohio man pleads guilty to providing heroin that resulted in death

An Ohio man faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing a heroin mix that resulted in a woman’s fatal overdose. Federal prosecutors say Richard Edwards, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to distributing heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another. The 28-year-old Edwards […]

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Columbus man pleads guilty to dealing lethal heroin mix

A Columbus man will spend up to 20 years in prison for selling batches of heroin that killed one person and caused serious injury to another last year. Richard R. Edwards, 28, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to distributing heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the death of a Columbus woman in […]

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