One person arrested following drug bust in Ohio

OHIO — The Elyria Police Department has released new details in connection to a recent drug trafficking investigation that led to the arrest of a local man and the seizure of multiple firearms and illegal drugs.

According to a press release, the department’s narcotics unit executed two search warrants Thursday as part of the investigation involving 33-year-old Roderick Cross Jr.

At a residence on Garden Street, officers recovered a loaded short-barreled rifle, over six ounces of powdered fentanyl, 13 grams of suspected pressed fentanyl pills, and seven grams of crack cocaine.

A second search at a home in the 600 block of Middle Avenue—near Elyria High School—turned up a loaded handgun with an extended magazine.

Police say a woman found inside that home was taken into custody on an active warrant out of Westlake.

Cross Jr. now faces several felony charges, including:

• Trafficking in Drugs – Cocaine (Juvenile Specification), F-3
• Trafficking in Drugs – Fentanyl, F-1
• Possession of a Controlled Substance – Fentanyl, F-1
• Possession of a Controlled Substance – Cocaine, F-4
• Weapons Under Disability, F-3
• Corrupting Another with Drugs, F-2

He is currently being held without bond at the Lorain County Jail, awaiting his initial court appearance.