(Portsmouth) -- Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced that a two day “Multi-Agency Warrant Operation” was conducted on Thursday and Friday, December 16 & 17, 2021.
The law enforcement agencies/units that participated in this countywide operation were; Scioto County Adult Probation, Scioto County Sheriff’s Office, Portsmouth Police Department, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio Investigative Unit, U.S. Marshals Fugitive Apprehension Task Force, Southern Ohio Drug Task Force, and Portsmouth Fire Departments Tactical Medics. S.W.A.T. Teams from the Portsmouth Police Department and the Ohio State Highway Patrol were on stand-by, if needed.
The U.S. Marshall Fugitive Task Force was given a target list of individuals with active criminal warrants. The personnel were divided up into teams, supporting the U.S. Marshall Fugitive Task Force. Each team was assigned a specific geographic area within the county to serve the criminal arrest warrants. If ongoing criminal / drug activity was detected during the arrest of the individuals, the investigation was transferred to either a detective or the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force for follow up.
This operation resulted in the arrest of 23 individuals. Any additional cases that resulted from this operation will be forwarded to the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office to be presented to a Scioto County Grand Jury.
Sheriff Thoroughman thanks all of the agencies and individuals involved in this operation for their assistance.
Those arrested were:
01. Michael Douglas Branham
02. Tonyia Lynn Caldwell
03. Travis Scott Chevalier
04. James Loren Dingess
05. Clinton Ernest Driskell
06. Raven Brittany Riley (Dyer)
07. Earl R. Evans III
08. Alexandra S. Green
09. Troy Shane Miller
10. Terry E. Munion
11. Christopher Lee Pennington
12. Seth Frank Reese
13. Michael Paul Smith
14. John Darrell Copas Jr.
15. Christina J. Hall
16. Jonathon Alvis Harr
17. Billie R. Stapleton
18. Johnathan Westenerg
19. Susan E. Dunsmoor
20. Carlos A. Harr
21. Dylan M. Maring
22. Dallas Harold Milar
23. Lance Surratt