A substantial drug bust operation was performed during what is being called “Operation Oktoberfest” by the Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET43).
Public Information Officer Sergeant Chris Francis said the operation took place between last Wednesday and Sunday, where 26 people were arrested over the course of those five days.
During the course of the operation, officers seized $7,500 worth of methamphetamine, $6,500 worth of marijuana, $850 worth of fentanyl, $400 worth of heroin, $265 worth of cocaine, nearly $6,000 is cash, eight vehicles and one firearm.
25 of those arrested and taken to the Kosciusko County Jail, while one other was already incarcerated at the Allen County Jail.
The following of those arrested, with charges, include:
- 38-year old Chadd Leroy Shumaker of Warsaw: Visiting a common nuisance-controlled substances. Cash bond set at $400
- 29-year old Austin Lee King of Warsaw: Dealing of a controlled substance (cocaine or narcotic drug) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Surety and cash bond set at $20,250.
- 54-year old Anthony Wayne Pollard, Jr. of Pierceton: Theft. Cash bond set at $600.
- 32-year old Christian Robert Johnson of Warsaw: Manufacturing/dealing of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Surety and cash bond set at $15,250.
- 54-year old Alfred Walter Paul McDonald of Warsaw: Manufacturing/dealing of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and felony probation violation. Surety and cash bond set at $20,250.
- 53-year old Dennis Dean Meade of Warsaw: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Surety and cash bond set at $25,250.
- 30-year old Elgin John Edmond Smiley of Warsaw: Manufacturing/dealing of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Surety and cash bond set at $15,250.
- 38-year old George Prater of Warsaw: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while suspended. Surety and cash bond set at $15,250.
- 59-year old James Elmer Meyer of Milford: Felony probation violation. Surety and cash bond set at $5,250.
- 40-year old Jamie Melissa Miller of Warsaw: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia, visiting a common nuisance. Surety and cash bond set at $5,250.
- 35-year old Jared Marc Borkholder of Shipshewana: Manufacturing/dealing of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), dealing of a controlled substance (cocaine/narcotic drug), possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a firearm by a dangerous person, resisting law enforcement (fleeing on foot). Surety and cash bond set at $25,250.
- 36-year old Jason Duane Boxell of Fort Wayne: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia. Surety and cash bond set at $5,250.
- 23-year old Justin Nathan Frazier of Warsaw: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Surety and cash bond set at $5,250.
- 35-year old Katreena Renae Torres of Warsaw: Felony probation violation. No bond.
- 18-year old Keagan Eric Deaner of Warsaw: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia, visiting a common nuisance. Surety and cash bond set at $5,250.
- 34-year old Kevin Daniel Gibson of Warsaw: Manufacturing of counterfeit substances, possession of counterfeited substances. Surety and cash bond set at $5,250.
- 27-year old Kyle Steven Ousley of Warsaw: Manufacturing/dealing of controlled substances (methamphetamine), two counts of possession of a controlled substances (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of driving while suspended. Surety and cash bond total of $40,750.
- 27-year old Laini Michelle Roberts of Warsaw: Felony probation violation, misdemeanor probation violation. Surety and cash bond set at $5,250.
- 49-year old Marcus Brent Lemaster of Warsaw: Two counts of manufacturing/dealing of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Surety and cash bond total of $35,500.
- 33-year old Nathan Richard Yoder of Pierceton: Dealing of a controlled substance (cocaine or narcotic drug), dealing in a controlled substance, felony failure to appear, felony probation violation, foreign warrant. Surety and cash bond total of $41,000.
- 60-year old Ricky Derrll Daniels of Warsaw: Manufacturing/dealing of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Surety and cash bond set at $50,250.
- 33-year old Ronnie Qudon Moore of Winona Lake: Dealing of a controlled substance. Surety and cash bond set at $20,250.
- 47-year old Todd Douglas Metz of Leesburg: Possession of marijuana/hashish, possession of drug paraphernalia. Cash bond set at $600.
- 26-year old Shanelle Diane Byrer of Pierceton: Manufacturing/dealing of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Surety and cash bond set at $25,250.
- 36-year old Valente Ceballos Ceballos, Jr. of Pierceton: Manufacturing/dealing of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Surety and cash bond set at $15,250.
- 29-year old Wesley Wayne McConnehey of Fort Wayne: Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). Surety and cash bond set at $5,250.
