Bucyrus man faces decades in prison for drug trafficking
A Bucyrus man was found guilty of an array of charges during a jury trial in Crawford County Common Pleas Court last week.
Brain P. Caldwell, 41, was found guilty of three counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, all first-degree felonies, the illegal manufacturing of drugs, a second-degree felony, three third-degree felony aggravated trafficking in drugs charges and two second-degree felony aggravated trafficking in drugs charges, according to Crawford County Prosecutor Matthew Crall.
Caldwell was arrested Feb. 4 when deputy Aaron Kissling stopped a 2006 Toyota that Caldwell was driving. Crall said deputy Benjamin Petrie, using his dog Nora, found about 225 grams of methamphetamine in the vehicle.
Search at apartment nets variety of drugs
As part of the investigation, deputies and METRICH officers executed a search warrant on Caldwell’s apartment the next day at 200 E. Warren St., Apt U, Bucyrus, and recovered more methamphetamines along with psilocybin mushrooms and drug paraphernalia.
Steven Conner, 30, of Galion, also was arrested during the traffic stop and was sentenced April 18 to eight to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of possession of drugs, a first-degree felony.
The two-day jury trial for Caldwell was presided over by Judge Sean Leuthold as a jury consisting of nine women and three men found Caldwell guilty of the multiple charges.
Crall said the jury heard testimony from several members of law enforcement, including Maj. Chad Filliater, Lt. Detective Craig Moser, detective Tyler Winkelman and officer Dave Rowland, all from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office.
“Assistant Prosecutor Dan Stanley did an outstanding job working with the Sheriff’s Office to investigate the matter. He then presented that information to the jury," Crall said in a news release. "Because of this hard work and this collaboration, we succeeded in preventing this large quantity of methamphetamines from reaching its intended audience.”
A sentencing date has not been set. Caldwell faces up to 66 years to 94.5 years in prison.
“Mr. Caldwell will be spending a long time in prison," Crall said. "We hope his sentence will send a strong message to those who bring methamphetamines into our county: It doesn’t pay.”
This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Bucyrus man awaits sentencing on multiple drug-related charges
