23-year-old Terry Hopkins was booked into the Belmont County Jail for charges including possession and trafficking in fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Four Youngstown men were arrested recently on multiple drug charges, the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Detectives with the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit, assigned to the Attorney General’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission; along with the Ohio Valley Drug Task Force, the St. Clairsville Police Department, and the Barnesville Police Department began an investigation into drug trafficking at a local hotel on April 30.

Detectives attempted to place four suspects into custody as they approached the suspect’s vehicle, during which two of the four suspects fled on foot, and were shortly detained by Detectives.

Michael Claytor, 19, Eric Jones, 18, Rishun Jones, 22, and Terry Hopkins, 23, all of Youngstown, were booked into the Belmont County Jail for charges including possession and trafficking in fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Both Claytor and Rishun Jones were charged with resisting arrest due to the foot pursuit.

Detectives seized approximately 17 grams of cocaine, 72 grams of fentanyl, and 306 grams of methamphetamine.

Sheriff James Zusack states that this is an ongoing investigation and anticipates additional arrests. The Criminal Interdiction Unit of the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office will continue to investigate anyone who brings illegal narcotics into Belmont County. Sheriff Zusack would like to thank the members of the Ohio Valley Drug Task Force, St. Clairsville Police Department, and Barnesville Police Department for their continued cooperation to combat this narcotic epidemic.