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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 2/7/2017
SUBJECT: Multiple Individuals Arrested on Drug Charges and Outstanding Warrants
BY: Duluth Police Department Public Information Officer Ron Tinsley (218) 730-5722

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Media/Public Notification
CASE NO.: PD17023712
INCIDENT DATE: 2/2/2017
INCIDENT TIME: 1:47 p.m.
INCIDENT LOCATION: 2800 block of West 3rd Street in Duluth

On Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 at 1:47 p.m., Investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force executed a search warrant at an apartment in the 2800 block of West 3rd Street following an investigation into the suspected sale of controlled substances, specifically heroin, by people at that address. During the search investigators recovered approximately 51 grams of heroin and fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, digital scales, drug packaging and $5,554 U.S Currency.

Investigators arrested six people at the residence and lodged them at the St. Louis County Jail. On Monday, February 6th, the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office formally charged 33 year old Ricky Antoinne Osborne, and 21 year old Matthew Robert Bloxton, both of Chicago, Illinois, with 1st Degree Sale of a Controlled Substance. Bail was set at $75,000 for Bloxton. Osborne was held without bail on a hold from the Minnesota Department of Correction. 39 year old Jillian Marie Graves, of Superior, Wisconsin, was also formally charged with 5th Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance. 22 year old Willie Davis Nicholson, of Duluth, was arrested for two outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrants from St. Louis County.  31 year old Adam Daniel Reilly, also of Duluth, was arrested for an outstanding felony arrest warrant from St. Louis County.  A 30 year old male from Duluth is still being held in the St. Louis County Jail pending formal charges from the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office.

Ricky Osborne has previous convictions in Minnesota for 2nd Degree Sale of a Controlled Substance, 2nd Degree Assault and 3rd Degree Sale of a Controlled Substance.  At the time of Osborne’s arrest, he was on supervised release in Olmsted County from the Minnesota Department of Corrections for his previous controlled substance convictions.

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