The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office arrested 13 people after a three-week investigation and 10 narcotics-related search warrants.[1] The search warrants were executed in Hawkeye, Arlington, West Union and Clermont.[1] Investigators found and seized about a half pound of marijuana, half an ounce of methamphetamine and numerous pills.[1] The sheriff’s office said 37 charges had been filed in the investigation.[2] The sheriff’s office conducted the investigation with the Iowa State Patrol, the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, the Fayette Police Department and the West Union Police Department.[2]

Caleb Hammel, 18, of Clermont, was charged with first-offence marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanours.[1] Hannah Bodley, 22, of Hawkeye, Taryn Weaver, 40, of Arlington, and Dakota Howard, 31, of Arlington, each faced the same two first-offence marijuana charges.[1] Matthew Burnell, 48, of Hawkeye, was charged with third-offence marijuana possession, an aggravated misdemeanour, and possession of drug paraphernalia.[1]

Matthew Helgerson, 30, and Desirae Jordan, 28, both of West Union, were each charged with child endangerment and first-offence marijuana possession.[1] Jennifer Herman, 43, of Hawkeye, was charged with third-offence marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.[1] James Cornwell, 42, of Arlington, was charged with third-offence methamphetamine and third-offence marijuana possession, both Class D felonies, and possession of drug paraphernalia.[1] Brian Coonradt, 61, of Hawkeye, was arrested twice in one week, and each search warrant at his home produced methamphetamine and marijuana possession counts and paraphernalia charges.[1] Alex Dettbarn, 32, of Arlington, was charged with intent to deliver marijuana and another controlled substance, failure to affix a drug tax stamp, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.[1]

Melissa Shaw, 40, of Clermont, was charged with intent to deliver methamphetamine, two counts of felony child endangerment and a drug tax violation, with no marijuana count.[1] Audie Wood, 51, of West Union, was charged with first-offence methamphetamine possession, with no marijuana count.[1]

The sheriff’s office said additional charges were pending.[1]