Staff Reports
Bartholomew County’s Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested suspects Thursday accused of dealing fentanyl and heroin from an apartment on Fourth Street.
JNET officers served a search warrant at 817 Fourth St., Apt. 1 on Thursday, which is directly across the street from St. Peter’s Lutheran School in downtown Columbus, officers said.
Serving the search warrant was part of an on-going investigation that began when JNET obtained information that individuals were dealing illegal drugs from the residence.
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JNET detectives arrested multiple suspects for drug-related charges that led to a search warrant for the property. During the search, detectives located more than 10 grams of fentanyl/heroin, methamphetamine, synthetic drug material, stolen property, syringes, drug-related paraphernalia and a significant amount of packaging material used to package illegal drugs for distribution, detectives said.
Those arrested are:
Christopher George, 34, 817 Fourth St., on preliminary charges of conspiracy to commit theft, possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a syringe, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of a synthetic drug, possession of stolen property. He was being held in the Bartholomew County Jail in lieu of $277,500 bond.
Carrie Narozny, age and address unavailable, on preliminary charges of: dealing in a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a syringe,, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of a synthetic drug, possession of stolen property, resisting law enforcement. No bond information was available for Narozny.
Charles Russell, 24, of 869 Fairview Drive, on a preliminary charge of visiting a common nuisance. He was being held at the jail in lieu of $3,500 bond, jail officials said.
Additional arrests are expected, detectives said.
JNET is 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.
