Nine people were arrested after a multi-agency investigation led to their arrests on drug and weapons charges.
On Monday night, officers from the Columbus Police Department’s Intelligence Led Policing
Unit stopped a vehicle occupied by Michael A. Coleman, 53, of Columbus and Philip Brantley, 55, of Columbus, said Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman.
During the course of the traffic stop, the officers located an SKS rifle and drugs, Harris said. Both men were taken into custody without incident.
The investigation continued and led to detectives obtaining a search warrant for Coleman’s apartment, at 1026 Chestnut St., Harris said.
Shortly before midnight, officers from the CPD SWAT Team, which consists of officers from the Columbus Police Department and Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, executed the search warrant at Coleman’s residence.
Investigators located a handgun, drug paraphernalia, heroin, and approximately 20 grams of marijuana while inside the residence, Harris said.
Seven people inside the apartment were taken into custody during the investigation. All of the suspects in this case were transported to the Bartholomew County Jail where they were remanded on the following preliminary charges:
- Michael A. Coleman, 53, of Columbus, Maintaining a common nuisance, possession of
methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, open container violation, and violation of an emergency order - Philip Brantley, 55, of Columbus, violation of an emergency order
- Darlene A. Jenkins, 54, of Columbus, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of drug paraphernalia
- Alexus R. Jenkins, 23, of Bloomington, visiting a common nuisance, possession of heroin, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia
- Scott W. Bryant, 53, of Columbus, visiting a common nuisance, possession of heroin, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia,
- Teyon Montgomery, 19, of Columbus, visiting a common nuisance, possession of heroin, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of handgun without a permit
- Kaila Supernovich, 21, of Columbus, visiting a common nuisance, possession of heroin, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia
- Brian Avery Jones Jr., 26, of Columbus, visiting a common nuisance, possession of heroin, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia
- Kwayshar Booker, 25, of Columbus, visiting a common nuisance, possession of heroin, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia
Additional charges are possible in this ongoing investigation.
The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team, a combined unit of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, the Columbus Police Department and the Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office is proactively targeting the manufacturing and abuse of dangerous drugs in Columbus and Bartholomew County.
For more on this story, see Wednesday’s Republic.
