Three Nabbed In Syracuse Drug Bust

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

By Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor-

SYRACUSE - Three people were arrested Thursday night when police executed a search warrant at a Syracuse residence after receiving information that there was a "major drug seller" living there.

Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine said the information that led the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force to the residence came from Goshen police after a traffic stop Thursday morning in their city.

The Kosciusko County SWAT Team was deployed to assist in securing the residence while police served the search warrant. Rovenstine said the Syracuse Police Department also played an integral part in the investigation.

Three of the seven people, including two who attempted to leave in a vehicle, were taken into custody at the residence.

Booked into the Kosciusko County Jail were:

• Kenny Homer Schwartz, 27, Middlebury, preliminarily charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Class D felony. Bond $2,000. He also was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation on a prior marijuana charge. The bond for the charge was set at $10,000.

• Jamie Lee Gorham, 18, of 951 S. Fisher Ave., Warsaw, preliminarily charged with possession of marijuana (less than 30 grams), a Class A misdemeanor; possession of methamphetamine, a Class C felony; and carrying a handgun without a license, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond: $500.

• Roger W. Reed, 46, of 8299 E. CR 400N, Pierceton, preliminarily charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Class D felony.

"We are pleased we got them ... and we will aggressively pursue further charges," Rovenstine said. "I don't think we're through with this."

Anyone with information about illegal drug activity in their community can contact the sheriff's department at 267-5667 or the drug task force at 372-2494. [[In-content Ad]]

SYRACUSE - Three people were arrested Thursday night when police executed a search warrant at a Syracuse residence after receiving information that there was a "major drug seller" living there.

Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine said the information that led the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force to the residence came from Goshen police after a traffic stop Thursday morning in their city.

The Kosciusko County SWAT Team was deployed to assist in securing the residence while police served the search warrant. Rovenstine said the Syracuse Police Department also played an integral part in the investigation.

Three of the seven people, including two who attempted to leave in a vehicle, were taken into custody at the residence.

Booked into the Kosciusko County Jail were:

• Kenny Homer Schwartz, 27, Middlebury, preliminarily charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Class D felony. Bond $2,000. He also was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation on a prior marijuana charge. The bond for the charge was set at $10,000.

• Jamie Lee Gorham, 18, of 951 S. Fisher Ave., Warsaw, preliminarily charged with possession of marijuana (less than 30 grams), a Class A misdemeanor; possession of methamphetamine, a Class C felony; and carrying a handgun without a license, a Class A misdemeanor. Bond: $500.

• Roger W. Reed, 46, of 8299 E. CR 400N, Pierceton, preliminarily charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Class D felony.

"We are pleased we got them ... and we will aggressively pursue further charges," Rovenstine said. "I don't think we're through with this."

Anyone with information about illegal drug activity in their community can contact the sheriff's department at 267-5667 or the drug task force at 372-2494. [[In-content Ad]]

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