ATHENS, Ohio – A police chief was taken into custody after he was caught red handed in a drug bust, according to the reports.
Kelsie Lanning
Police say that the police chief was arrested after purchasing prescription drugs from an undercover officer at his home.
The Athens County Sheriff’s Office set up the sting operation and arrested the Buchtel Chief of Police Kelsey Lanning at his residence in Nelsonville Wednesday, according to the reports.
The 33-year-old Buchtel Chief of Police bought Oxycodone pills at around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, according to the reports.
A search warrant was issued after the Athens County Sheriff’s Office had received the information of the purchase of prescription doors by police chief. The deputies were able to discover other drugs inside the residence of the police chief. Some of the illegal drugs that were discovered were marijuana, crushed up pills and snort tube, according to the reports.
Lanning was not on duty when the drug bust took place. He was arrested on the scene together with his 29-year-old girlfriend, Jessica Willison.
The two individuals were taken into custody without any incident.
The Athens County Sheriff’s deputies transported the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail where he was booked for 3rd degree Aggravated Possession of Drugs and 5th degree trafficking in Drugs. He was arraigned in Athens Municipal Court Thursday morning. His bond was set at $50,000, according to the records.
His 29-year-old girlfriend was also charged with possession of an illegal narcotic, according to the reports.
Other news media outlets also indicated that as part of the investigation, the Buchtel police evidence room was seized. This is also for the reason that Lanning has the only access to it.
Godfrey Obe is a news writer for NinjaCOPS.com where you can get G-Force nunchaku with swivel,rechargeable stun gun flashlights and law enforcement stun guns.
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