Canton Ohio Gambling Raid

Canton Ohio Gambling Raid
  1. The trail of clues from a Lorain County internet gaming cafe isn’t hard to follow.Paperwork filed with the state leads about 60 miles southwest to a cul-de-sac home in Stow.There, 45-year-old Audrey Cole in 2014 registered the company behind the strip-plaza gaming parlor — Mad Squirrel Investments.Her husband — a Kent police officer since 1988 — isn’t listed in state records.But.
  2. Lunch and decided to open a gambling business in Canton, Ohio. The four agreed to invest in an instant bingo store, which would operate from a Canton storefront owned by GDC Investments. GDC Investments is a real estate company partially owned by Donal Bush. Although the venture.

CANTON, Ohio — Three people were arrested Tuesday morning in three police narcotics raids that also resulted in the seizure of more than a pound of methamphetamine and tens of thousands of dollars in cash.

According to the Stark County Sheriff's Office, Elija Larreele Markquetis Farrakhan; Amondo Torrin Marshall Cole, 21 and Jah'EiceLa-Mar Massey, 26, were arrested and taken to jail.

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A trial is scheduled to begin Thursday on eight gambling charges arising from a 2014 raid at a skill-games parlor in Dennison. For years, the illegal gambling industry has played a cat-and-mouse.

Farrakhan is charged with aggravated trafficking in drugs, trafficking in heroin and trafficking in cocaine.

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Cole is charged with possession of methamphetamine.

Massey is charged with trafficking of a controlled substance, possession of drugs, trafficking in drugs, tampering with evidence and receiving stolen property.

In addition to the arrests, police seized a pound of methamphetamine valued at around $7,000, 60 grams of cocaine valued at $7,000 and more than $30,000 in cash. Authorities said they also recovered two stolen firearms.

Canton Ohio Gambling Raids

“While we continue to combat the opioid crisis, and making it more difficult to find heroin, we are experiencing a spike in methamphetamine usage throughout Stark County and across Ohio. Our office continues to work with our law enforcement partners to eradicate all illegal drugs from our community,” Sheriff George T. Maier said.

CANTON, Ohio — A major drug bust took place in Canton on Tuesday.

The Canton Police Department, Stark County Metro Narcotics Unit and Canton Police Department's Special Investigation Unit conducted a traffic stop of Jack Mitchell, 43, in the 1000 block of Market Avenue north.

During the search, officers found 57.9 grams of cocaine, 99.3 grams of methamphetamine, 15.2 grams of heroin, and 105 grams of marijuana, according to a press release from Canton police.

Canton Ohio Gambling Raids

At 5 p.m., a judge signed a search warrant allowing officers to search Mitchell's home. They found 161 grams of heroin, 355 grams of methamphetamine, 112 grams of cocaine, 1,104 grams of marijuana and five firearms.

Mitchell has been charged with possession of cocaine, possession of heroin, aggravated possession of drugs and possession of marijuana.