Sheriff’s Office and Middleport PD Take Down Six in Meth Ring
B. Adkins
Sheriff Keith Wood reports deputies with The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office disbanded a methamphetamine manufacturing operation on March 31, 2015. Deputies along with The Meigs County Common Pleas Court Community Corrections Department went to Bradbury Rd to attempt to locate Kimberly Haley (36 of Pomeroy) on outstanding warrants. Upon entering the residence where Haley was located deputies found meth making materials and marijuana plants along with Homer Grimm (47 of Middleport) and Brandy Adkins ( 33 of Gallipolis) who were also taken into custody on a probation violation through Common Pleas Court. Both Haley and Grimm will also be facing additional charges of possessing chemicals to produce methamphetamine.
Upon further investigation deputies were able to locate a second residence where methamphetamine was allegedly being manufactured on Story’s Run Rd. Upon arrival at the residence deputies located 5 one pot methamphetamine labs, meth making materials, and drug paraphernalia. Deputies then took Corbett “Gene” Ratliff (47 of Cheshire) and Tina Johnson (53 of Cheshire) into custody on multiple charges including manufacturing methamphetamine, possessing chemicals to produce methamphetamine. Both Ratliff and Johnson are also facing probation violations, Ratliff through Meigs County and Johnson through Gallia County.
During the course of the investigation deputies also took Haley’s mother Linda Herman (64 of Pomeroy) into custody on charges of Obstructing Justice.
Sheriff Wood states deputies are still investigating this operation, and more arrest and charges may be forthcoming.
The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office would also like to thank Middleport Police Department for their assistance with the investigation.
