COLUMBUS, Ohio – Chris R. Cook, 45, of Lancaster, Ohio, was
arrested this morning on charges related to distributing methamphetamine.
He was charged by
criminal complaint with possessing and conspiring to possess with the intent to
distribute in excess of 50 grams of the drug.
Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the
Southern District of Ohio, Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge, Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA), Angela L. Byers, Special Agent in Charge,
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division, Lancaster Police
Chief Adam Pillar and members of the Fairfield Hocking Major Crimes Unit
announced the charges.
According to the affidavit filed in support of the
complaint, law enforcement received several citizen complaints regarding
suspected drug trafficking at Cook’s residence on S. Cedar Avenue and his
business on Welsh Avenue in Lancaster.
Investigators established surveillance on the properties and
observed activity consistent with drug trafficking.
During a coordinated traffic stop, Fairfield County
Sheriff’s Deputies stopped a vehicle that had been present at residence on S.
Cedar Avenue and discovered six grams of crystal meth. Law enforcement
officials also conducted several controlled purchases of meth, both at Cook’s
residence and business.
Cook had entrances to his residence barricaded as well as
surveillance cameras on the property. When he was arrested, agents discovered
him in possession of a bullet-proof vest and additional methamphetamine.
Cook is scheduled to appear in federal court today at 1:30pm
before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson.
U.S. Attorney Glassman commended the investigation of this
case by law enforcement and Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Prichard,
who is prosecuting the case.
A criminal complaint merely contains allegations, and the
defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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