8 arraigned on drug charges

Children were taken from one woman who was
arrested on drug charges.

WARREN — Eight people secretly indictment by a Trumbull County grand jury were arraigned Friday before Judge John M. Stuard of common pleas court.

Police said they were arrested Thursday during a roundup. Five more people are being sought.

Police said they made undercover buys of OxyContin pills and suspected marijuana from each of them. About 15 suspected marijuana plants were found in the West Park Avenue home in Niles of Michelle McCauley.

She was issued an animal-control citation because of the number of dogs in her home. Her three children were removed from the residence by Trumbull County Children Services.

This is the second time in about a year that McCauley’s children have been taken away from her because of alleged drug activity, police noted.

The alleged drug dealers, police explained, are not part of a larger ring but were acting individually.

Making the arrests besides Niles police were members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.

Those who appeared before Judge Stuard and their bonds are:

UGerald D. Wood, 53, of Garland Avenue, Niles, two counts of aggravated trafficking in marijuana, $15,000.

UMichelle L. McCauley, 33, of West Park Avenue, Niles, five counts of trafficking in marijuana, $2,500.

UDuane W. Moore, 40, Clark Street, Niles, three counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, $15,000.

UNicholas A. Alexander, 24, of Wood Street, Niles, three counts of aggravated trafficking in marijuana, $2,500.

UTerry L. Wishart, 36, of Woodland Street, Warren, four counts of trafficking in marijuana, $5,000.

UPaul J. Scriven Jr., 47, of Warren Avenue, Niles, four counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, $10,000.

UJudith A. Kellar, 35, of Clark Street, Niles, three counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, $5,000.

UKerry A. Fazenbaker, 25, of Royal Mall Drive, Niles, three counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, $5,000.

A ninth person arrested on an outstanding warrant charging him with permitting drug abuse was Anthony Bianco, 53, of South Cedar Street, Niles.

Bianco appeared Friday before Niles Municipal Judge Thomas Townley, who set bond at $2,500.