COLUMBIANA COUNTY Police report finding drugs in death investigation



SALEM -- Police are investigating the death of a woman and used a search warrant to find drugs at the home where she had been staying.
Tamera N. Tolson, 22, died early Wednesday at Salem Community Hospital.
The Columbiana County Coroner's Office is investigating the cause of her death. Fran Rudibaugh, a spokeswoman for the office, said Thursday it may take four months to get toxicology results.
Tolson had been staying at a home near Cider Mill Road and state Route 9 near Depot Road in Perry Township. The exact address was not clear.
Jason Black, 22, of Lisbon and Sean Seward, 27, of Austintown took her to the hospital, according to John Gamble, an assistant county prosecutor.
Hospital workers called Salem police to report the men were causing a disturbance while demanding to know Tolson's condition.
Township police and the Columbiana County Drug Task Force served a search warrant at the house Wednesday.
They reported finding about $10,000 in drugs, including suspected cocaine, and $1,000 in cash.
Black and Seward were charged with trespassing after they allegedly entered the house to retrieve their possessions, police said.
Black also was charged with obstruction of official business. Police say he ran from officers who saw him near the home.
Black has pleaded innocent to the charges in Northwest Municipal Court in Salem. Seward has not entered a plea, according to the court.
Gamble said the investigation is continuing.
Tolson's obituary said she was a divorced waitress and a 2000 graduate of Salem High School.