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20 arrested in Columbus police high-crime area patrols

John Clark

Columbus police are touting an active patrol effort that led to 20 arrests over the past week. Many of those arrested are now facing drug charges, but there were also arrests for drunk driving, theft and resisting law enforcement.

Sgt. Alyson M. Eichel with the Columbus police says that the proactive criminal patrols were focused on high-property crime areas of the city. In addition to the officers from the CPD intelligence-led policing unit, the department detectives, the K-9 units and the uniform division, the effort also involved the Bartholomew County Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Indiana State Police also assisted.

Those arrested were:

  1. David W. Sidwell, 41, Columbus; Bartholomew County Warrant, Possession of Paraphernalia
  2. Travis D. Lyles, 36, Columbus; Possession of Heroin, Possession of Methamphetamine
  3. Bethann L. Hill, 29, Columbus; Possession of Heroin, Possession of Methamphetamine
  4. Gage R. Cossell, 22, Columbus; Possession of Heroin, Possession of Paraphernalia
  5. Douglass H. Mitchell, 56, Columbus; Driving while Suspended- Prior
  6. Raymond D. Sanchez, 36, Columbus; Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia
  7. Kenneth A. Pulley, 32, Columbus; Bartholomew County Warrant
  8. John C. Marshall, 27, Columbus; Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia
  9. Jennifer A. Crow, 34, Columbus; Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine
  10. Curtis T. Phillips, 49, Columbus; Possession of Marijuana
  11. Timothy M. Nickerson, 49, Columbus; Theft less than $750, Possession of Methamphetamine
  12. Cody M. McNealy, 26, Edinburgh; Driving While Suspended- Prior
  13. Loni L. Mosley, 43, Columbus; Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia
  14. Carla L. Burton, 35, Columbus; Operating a Vehicle at HTV
  15. Ashley N. Marsh, 28, Columbus; Theft left than $750
  16. Jordan D. Wilson, 31, Columbus; Possession of Heroin, Possession of Methamphetamine over 5 grams
  17. Samantha M. Bradley, 28, Columbus; Driving While Suspended- Prior, Possession of Marijuana
  18. Billy Jo Parks, 36, Columbus; Theft Less Than $750
  19. Maria A. Sampson, 43, Columbus; Possession of Paraphernalia
  20. Kolt A. Kreinhagen, 35, Columbus; Resisting Law Enforcement