Drug Traffickers Arrested in Chardon Area
Painesville Man Also Suspect in Fatal Overdose in Portage County
Investigators from the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office, The Portage County Drug Task Force and City of Chardon Police Department have arrested Isaiah S. Schultz, of Painesville, for trafficking in drugs, a fourth-degree felony.
Investigators from the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office, The Portage County Drug Task Force and City of Chardon Police Department have arrested Isaiah S. Schultz, of Painesville, for trafficking in drugs, a fourth-degree felony.
Schultz is a suspect in a fatal overdose the PCDTF investigated, with the case originating in Mantua Township.
On April 27, Schultz was actively trafficking heroin and suspected fentanyl pills — labeled as the prescription medication Percocet — in the Chardon area. Following an unrelated narcotics sale, investigators took Schultz, Gillian Waters and Michael Tapia into custody for multiple drug offenses.
Investigators seized approximately three grams of heroin, 40 suspected Fentanyl pills, labeled as Percocet 30mg, a digital scale and U.S. currency.
Schultz was transferred into the custody of the PCDTF.
His case in Geauga County will be presented for additional trafficking-related charges to a Geauga County grand jury.
Waters and Tapia were taken into custody for drug possession, with additional trafficking-related charges pending against Waters.
“The partnership with the Portage County Drug Task Force is another great example of area law enforcement working tirelessly to pursue and hold accountable those responsible for trafficking dangerous narcotics throughout Geauga County and its surrounding areas,” Geauga County Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand said.
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