Celina, OH — (News Release / Mercer County Sheriff) — Sheriff Jeff Grey reports the arrest of two individuals on a drug related incident. On August 1, 2016 a deputy received information that two females were on their way to Dayton to purchase drugs and would then be returning to Mercer County.
The caller described the females by name, and also described what they would be driving, and also advised the females would hide the drugs inside their body cavities if they suspected they would get pulled over.
At 10:12 PM deputies initiated a stop on the suspect vehicle on Coldwater Creek Road east of St Anthony Road, for a traffic infraction. A canine was requested to the stop and Celina PD’s canine Peng alerted to the vehicle, but no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found inside the vehicle.
Based on the tip information and information gathered at the traffic stop, deputies applied for and were granted body cavity search warrants. Prior to the search warrants being secured, both the female driver and female passenger each removed a syringe from their vaginal cavity area.
The body cavity search warrant was executed at Mercer Health, and nothing else was found.
Both females were incarcerated at the Mercer County Adult Detention Facility on initial charges of possession of drug abuse instruments, a misdemeanor of the second degree. Both females are being held on $100,000.00 bond subject to 10%. Deputies were assisted by members of the Grand Lake Drug Task Force, Celina Police Department, and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
The case will be forwarded to the Mercer County Prosecutor for review of additional charges.
Arrested were:
Paige W. Waterman, age 29 of 5019 Frahm Pike, Celina.
Chelsie M. Hedge, age 21 of 8038 US Rte. 33, Celina.
Sheriff Grey states body cavity search warrants are rare; however, due to the health and safety risks of those involved, these type of warrants will become more common, and necessary. This is yet another obstacle law enforcement has to deal with not only on the street, but also inside the Adult Detention Facility with drugs, and drug paraphernalia being concealed and transported inside body cavities.
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