Law enforcement officials took a 29-year-old man into custody after they allegedly discovered a significant quantity of marijuana in his vehicle. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the discovery was made during an Oct. 17 traffic stop on Interstate 71. The 29-year-old man, a Cincinnati resident, is facing felony charges of drug trafficking and drug possession.
55-year-old Ohio woman faces multiple charges after wreck
On Oct. 15, a 55-year-old woman allegedly high on heroin struck a female pedestrian and two utility poles. According to local police, the woman somehow lost control of her vehicle while she was driving on Beechmont Avenue in the vicinity of the Five Mile Road intersection. Her car then collided with a utility pole and launched into the air, striking a second pole and eventually a 49-year-old woman. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with significant injuries, and the motorist was treated for non-critical injuries, according to reports.
Footage shows employee committing workers 'compensation fraud
In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, a worker at a plant is being charged with workers' compensation fraud. The man claimed that he sustained injuries after falling in the production plant where he was employed. While investigating the incident, authorities in the case discovered evidence which indicates that the man may have staged the accident.
2 charged with drug trafficking and possession after traffic stop
On Oct. 4, two people were taken into custody after troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol found crack cocaine on one of the individuals after conducting a traffic stop. The two individuals were identified as a 24-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman.
