ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - A mistrial has been ruled in the case of a Lima man facing more than 50 drug charges.
The mistrial was called in the case of 42-year-old Ronald Hesseling in Allen County Common Pleas Court. Several jurors were excused due to unexpected circumstances and there were not enough jurors to reach a verdict in the case. The trial has gone on throughout the week, with testimony and closing arguments already presented. A new trial date is now set for December 18th.
In 2021 Hesseling, Eric Upthegrove, and Nicoya Darby were arrested after an investigation by the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force and multiple other agencies, where law enforcement seized a brick of powdered fentanyl and a large amount of fentanyl pills.
