The search of the residence yielded methamphetamine, numerous prescription pills, marijuana and THC products along with a large amount of drug paraphernalia throughout the residence. Other items indicative of drug trafficking were also seized. The evidence substantiated the on-going investigation into the residence for suspected drug possession and drug trafficking.

24-year-old Daquan Burse is on trial in three separate cases. One involves possession of a fentanyl-related substance that police found on him when he was found unresponsive on someone else's porch. Another was for trafficking heroin, that police made buys from him after he posted on social media that he was selling.

According to the Findlay Police Department, officers were trying to pull Claypool over when he took off, the half-mile chase went through alleys, parking lots, and on Findlay streets. He eventually stopped and fled on food, and that is when the K-9 was deployed. Claypool was treated at the hospital for injuries from the K-9 and is currently in the Hancock County Jail.

25-year-old Lucas Vanwoert was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession and transportation of child pornography, transportation of obscene materials, and creating an animal crush video.  An animal crush video depicts an animal being intentionally crushed, burned, or otherwise subjected to bodily injury.  On September 26th, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Vanwoert's residence in Celina and seized several electronic devices that were later found to contain videos of child pornography, which involved young children, as well as animal crush videos. His case is being handled in the Northern Ohio Federal Court. 

Here is this week's court activity from Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas for the week of October 26th, 2022. 

Cameron Rogers was indicted back on July 16th, 2020 for one count of trafficking in cocaine (felony 5), two counts of trafficking in cocaine (felony 4), and one count of possession of cocaine with forfeiture specification. Rogers was arrested back on June 1st of 2020 by the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force. Rogers changed his previous plea of not guilty to all four charges to guilty. A pre-sentence investigation has been ordered. A tentative sentencing date has now been scheduled for June 7th, 2021.