![]() ![]() “No matter the drug, if you’re a dealer, you’ll wind up in our jail,” states Sheriff Jones. Chris Grebe (age 31) of Middletown was arrested on a Probation Violation warrant and his case will be presented to a Grand Jury. Kameron Kelly (age 21) of Hamilton and Camryn Ditmyer (age 19) of Fairfield Township were both arrested on Possession of Drugs (F2) and Trafficking in Drugs(F2). 84 pounds of marijuana, $86,145 in cash and a firearm were seizedĪs a result of the two search warrants and car stop. A vehicle stop on I-75 in Butler County was also executed as part of the investigation. Marlou Drive in the City of Hamilton and 6820 Rutherford Court in Colerain Township. Jones reports on August 16, 2022, the Butler Undercover Regional Narcotics Taskforce (BURN) along with Hamilton Police Department and the Drug Abuse Reduction Taskforce (DART) executed search warrants at 20 Matt Lindberg is the managing editor of The Columbus Telegram.Sheriff Richard K. So I think he would be proud to have a son-in-law who is sheriff of Butler County.” My wife was born on a farm in Butler County, and my late father-in-law was born and raised in Butler County until they moved to Columbus in 1971. “But never in my wildest dreams (as a kid) did I think that this would happen. Columbus was a great place to grow up as a kid,” he said. Army veteran, who served from 1982-1988, has praise for Columbus before mentioning his excitement about his new job. I want to get the department up back to where it needs to be.” “We’ve got to have that old-school mentality of getting out and talking with people Instead of just being that law enforcement officer driving by. I hate to say the word, but old school,” Dion said, adding his appreciation to Butler County residents for believing in him and taking the time out of their schedules to vote. “I’m going to make sure we go to more events and get out and meet the people in all of the different towns. Then it will be about getting the community more familiar with the department. Dion said getting to know his deputies is one of his biggest priorities moving forward. I think he’ll do a good job down there because he cares about the job, doing it the right way and he cares about the people who he is serving.”Īlthough Dion has a couple of months before he takes the reins, he is undoubtedly prepared. He’s really likable and has done a good job for me. “He’s pretty approachable, stops to talk with people. I think he’ll do a fantastic job,” Miller said. He said Butler County is getting a special individual. People were calling to congratulate me and I appreciated that.”Īmong the many people who called Dion was Humphrey Police Chief Anthony Miller, who noted Dion started helping his department earlier this year. “I tried to answer as many calls as possible. “My phone was ringing nonstop,” Dion said, with a laugh. The next day, he was back at work helping out with a maintenance project at the power plant. ![]() Instead, he said, his family had a few relatives over to host a nice get-together as results came in. “I believe it says a lot about my character that you can cross party lines and people will vote for the candidate they feel is most worthy of the position.”ĭion, who has worked at the power plant in David City since March 2016, didn’t do anything major on election night. “I’m very good, very excited, relieved that it’s over and happy with the turnout,” Dion said. The 1981 Columbus High School graduate and Democrat said he was eager to move forward. He taught me everything – from just learning the law, learning the proper way to carry out law enforcement and just to have strong character … I think the time away helped. “It was a tough year that year,” Dion said, noting he decided to step away from the sheriff’s office in January 2016 because of those losses and the death of his mother in 2015. ![]() Then, in August 2015, his close friend and then-Butler County Sheriff Mark Hecker died unexpectedly of a heart attack. First, in 2014, the Dions lost their second-oldest daughter, 26-year-old Melissa, to cystic fibrosis, a defective gene causes a thick, sticky buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other organs. It will be a homecoming for Dion, who spent 16-and-a-half years with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office starting in 2000 and reached the rank of sergeant. That philosophy is something Dion lives by and plans to continue when he takes over as neighboring Butler County’s sheriff in January after being elected to the position in the general election earlier this month. They showed him how those in law enforcement could do their jobs well and be great members of the community. In some ways, those officers inspired him. ![]()
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