OSHP troopers seize pills in Hancock County

FINDLAY, Ohio — A Tennessee man faces felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 1,066 Oxycodone pills, worth $31,980 after a traffic stop in Hancock County.

Troopers stopped a 2013 Kia Rio, with Tennessee registration, for a marked lanes and following too close violation, on Interstate 75, in Hancock County at 11:55 a.m. Monday. Upon speaking with the driver, the odor of raw marijuana was detected coming from inside the vehicle and on the driver. A probable-cause search revealed the pills in his possession, according to a patrol report.

The driver, Trenton Shuttlesworth, 44, of Nashville, Tenn., was incarcerated at the Hancock County Justice Center. He is charged with possession and trafficking of Oxycodone, both first-degree felonies. If convicted he could face up to 20 years in prison and up to a $40,000 fine.