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Arrest on Wheeling Island Leads To Felony Drug Charges

By From Staff Reports 1 min read

WHEELING -- A Cleveland, Ohio, man faces felony drug charges after his arrest during a Wednesday traffic stop on Wheeling Island, the Wheeling Police Department said.

According to WPD, at around 10:35 p.m. Wednesday, police pulled over a vehicle around Zane and N. Broadway streets. When officers approached the occupants of the vehicle, they allegedly detected the smell of marijuana. After conducting a search of the vehicle and its occupants, police allegedly found marijuana, a large sum of money and drug-using instruments.

William Turner Johnson, Jr., 29 of Cleveland, Ohio, was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. He was transported to the Northern Regional Jail by WPD. He was later arraigned by an Ohio County magistrate, who set bond at $2,000.

A second person, Taylor Lynn Devault, 21 of Martins Ferry, Ohio, was issued two citations and released.

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