Shenandoah Police capture 27 in drug sting

SENTINEL PHOTO - A suspect is placed in the backseat of a Shenandoah Police car after police searched two residences on North Gilbert Street in the borough.

SHENANDOAH – Earlier this morning, Shenandoah Police, working with the Schuylkill County District Attorney’s Office, Schuylkill County Sheriff’s Office, Pennsylvania State Police, US Marshals, and the FBI, served 27 Arrest Warrants in an effort to combat drug crime in Schuylkill County.

We broke the story around 7:00am as law enforcement agencies searched two residences in the unit block of North Gilbert Street in the borough, leading to the arrest of three suspects. Another 24 suspects were arrested by noon today. All were arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Anthony Kilker, Shenandoah, on charges of Possession to Manufacture or Deliver a Controlled Substance. Bail for all individuals was set at $50,000.

Ten others are still wanted following this morning’s searches.

​Captured

  • Frederick Edwards, 33, Shenandoah
  • James Colosimo, Jr., 32, Shenandoah
  • Kurtis Sargent, 25, Shenandoah
  • Kaitlyn Collins, 24, Shenandoah
  • Amy Sartori, Shenandoah
  • Danielle Oswald, 31 Shenandoah
  • Christina Puzak, 35, Shenandoah
  • Robert Seigel, Jr., Frackville
  • Raymond Iaconelli, 25, Shenandoah
  • William Booth, 50, Shenandoah
  • Jerald Metzger, 39, Shenandoah
  • Ashley Duran, 19, Frackville
  • Tyler Bryan, 19, Shenandoah
  • Laverne Schaeffer, 55, Schuylkill Haven
  • Jeremy Hess, 28, Orwigsburg
  • William Hahn, 46, St. Clair
  • Ashley Capiga, 27, Shenandoah
  • Dennis Hopkins, 25, Shenandoah
  • David Walter, 39, Shenandoah
  • Shannon Oliver, 33, Shenandoah
  • Bryon Becker, 37, Shenandoah
  • Vanessa Kratohwill, 25, Pottsville
  • Sammy Jo Rohrbach, 30, Gordon
  • Brittany Geisinger, 25, Schuylkill County Prison
  • Clifton Thompson, 41, Lost Creek
  • Jeffrey Najunas, Jr, 22 – Already housed at the Schuylkill County Prison
  • James Flowers, 50 – Already Housed at SCI Camp Hill

Wanted

  • Nelson Rivera, 39, Shamokin
  • Zachary Cyr, 23, Shenandoah
  • Vincent Davalos, 22, Shenandoah
  • Violet Bennett, 30, Shenandoah
  • Dimetrius Crawley, 21, Shenandoah
  • Alexis Medina, 32, Bronx, NY
  • Angela Umbenhauer, 37, Mahanoy City
  • Dennis Yezulinas, 51, Shenandoah
  • Juan J. Perez
  • Paul Petris

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