Wheeling Police Arrest Three on Drug Charges

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The Wheeling Police Department arrested three people Wednesday morning after conducting a search warrant at an East Wheeling residence.

Around 3:40 a.m., police executed the warrant at a second-floor apartment located at 97-12th Street. When officers made entry, they located 1,478 grams of methamphetamine, 78.65 grams of fentanyl, $5,635 in currency and drug-using materials.

As a result of the findings, three people were arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver:

  • Jarrett James Robinson, 40 of Wheeling
  • Marcus Lamar Cunningham, 24 of Akron, Ohio
  • Thomas James McCormick, 35 of Akron, Ohio

All were transported to the Northern Regional Jail by WPD pending an arraignment by an Ohio County magistrate

Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 33 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, host baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.

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