Ohayon; Misty Davis, 29, of Nabb, Ind.; and James Lewellen, 24, of Charlestown, Ind., were all involved in a bust that netted 17,140 packages of “bath salts” — with a street value of $685,600 — from a Mason business in November 2011. The trio were indicted last spring.
Valerie Murray, who put up his bail, said she has a lead on him and she won’t stop looking until she catches him. She’s offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
“I’ve had 72 skips and he’s the only one I haven’t caught,” Murray said. “I’m not just throwing my hands up and saying it’s over with. I take my job very seriously. In the state of Ohio we are considered officers of the court and my job is to make sure the victims have their day in court. I don’t care if it was a $1,000 bond, I wouldn’t stop.”
A botched fake robbery in Mason turned into the biggest “bath salts” drug bust in Warren County, and possibly the region. Davis and Ohayon were originally charged with 18 counts of drug trafficking and engaging in corrupt activity. Davis pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony count of corrupt activity and has agreed to a two-year prison term with no early judicial release. The couple originally faced more than 120 years in prison if they were found guilty and sentenced consecutively on all counts.
Lewellen was charged with two drug counts, safecracking, grand theft and corrupt activity. He pleaded guilty to safecracking and corrupt activity and has agreed to four years behind bars with no early release. He was supposed to be officially sentenced on Friday but the hearing was delayed for a second time.
Ohayon and Davis had allegedly been selling the banned substance under names like “Brilliance,” “Sparkle” and “Super Grow Plant Food” until Lewellen allegedly tried to rob them, Prosecutor David Fornshell said.
An investigation led police to an office on Mason-Montgomery Road where Davis and Ohayon were running a “bath salts” operation, according to Fornshell.
Bath salts were banned by the legislature in Ohio two years ago. The innocuous sounding drugs can produce hallucinations, a high similar to cocaine and are highly addictive, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
There is more information about Ohayon at www.murraybailbonds.com.
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