Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The investigation that started in Lakewood ends with guilty pleas in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
Before the trials for two suspected meth dealers could begin on Wednesday, both of them pleaded guilty in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Lisa Gottshalt, 42, and Karl Dlugos, 39, both of North Olmsted, each pleaded guilty to possession of chemicals used to manufacture controlled substances and drug trafficking. Gottshalt also pleaded guilty to charges of attempted illegal manufacture of drugs and child endangering. Children were present when Lakewood police home searched their Mastick Road in March. A Lakewood Police Department investigation into a drug trafficking ring ended in March with the arrest of three North Olmsted residents, accused of selling methamphetamine and other drugs from their home. A third man, Robert Goines, 38, …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Three charged for drug trafficking; one man pleads guilty, sentenced to four years.
A Lakewood Police Department investigation into a drug trafficking ring ended in March with the arrest of three North Olmsted residents, accused of selling methamphetamine and other drugs from their home. The trial for two of them — Karl Dlugos, 39, and Lisa Gottshalt, 41 — was continued to Dec. 5. Both of them recently pleaded not guilty. A third man, Robert Goines, 38, pleaded guilty in September to manufacturing and cultivating marijuana, and two counts of drug trafficking. He was sentenced to four years in prison. Lakewood police carried out the investigation, because “the case originated here,” said Det. Amelio Leanza, declining to comment further. “I can’t give any details on the nature of the case, because they are still tied …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Three charged for drug trafficking; one man pleads guilty, sentenced to four years.
A Lakewood Police Department investigation into a drug trafficking ring ended in March with the arrest of three North Olmsted residents, accused of selling methamphetamine and other drugs from their home. The trial for two of them — Karl Dlugos, 39, and Lisa Gottshalt, 41 — is expected to begin this month. They both pleaded not guilty. A third man, Robert Goines, 38, pleaded guilty last month to manufacturing and cultivating marijuana, and two counts of drug trafficking. He was sentenced to four years in prison. Lakewood police carried out the investigation, because “the case originated here,” said Det. Amelio Leanza, declining to comment further. “I can’t give any details on the nature of the case, because they are still tied together,” …
Chris
5:17 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Looking at the ingredients used to make meth, I can't believe it doesn't just kill you.   more ›