Investigator Ethan Pike was able to secure three separate buys of methamphetamine from an Individual on Quinn Hollow Road, located approximately 11 miles down highway 551 Knifley Road before obtaining a search warrant for property. Damon Cruse, was charged with three counts of trafficking in a controlled substance methamphetamine as well as misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and marijuana in 2021.
Trial concluded yesterday, July 12, with jury recommending one year for misdemeanor offenses and 24 years for trafficking offenses. Cruse, 49, of Columbia was taken into custody following trial and will be sentenced on July 27.