Press Release

For Immediate Release

Celina, OH – Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman reports the arrest of two individuals on drug related charges.  On Saturday, October 10th at 12:01 AM, Mercer County Deputies stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the area of US 127 and ST RTE 274, in Marion Township.  The vehicle was driven by Cory Gross (44) of Celina, who had Dustin Gross (45) of Saint Mary’s, as a passenger. 

A Mercer County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit assisted with the stop.  The K9 conducted a free air sniff around the vehicle and alerted to the presence of narcotics.  A search of the vehicle and its occupants found approximately 85 grams of suspected methamphetamines.  Both Cory Gross and Dustin Gross were booked into the Mercer County Adult Detention Facility for Possession of Methamphetamine a Felony of the Second Degree and are being held without bond. 

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by members of the Grand Lake Drug Task Force, Celina Police Department, Coldwater Police Department, St. Henry Police Department and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.  The case will be turned over to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office for review of additional charges.