SAULT STE. MARIE, MI— Detectives from Trident have been investigating individuals involved with the smuggling of narcotics into our area.
On Sunday at approximately 3:22 a.m. a traffic stop was conducted on I-75 in Chippewa County. A search warrant was also conducted. Detectives seized over 400 narcotic pills, U.S. Currency and other pertinent evidence. The street value in our community is estimated to be over 15,000.
This investigation resulted in the arrest of the following:
Donald Holloway, Jr. (pictured in white shirt)
49-year-old old Detroit resident
- Possession with Intent to Deliver (PWID) Oxycodone
- PWID of Fentanyl
- Conspiracy to PWID Oxycodone
- Conspiracy to PWID Fentanyl
- 4th Habitual Offender and on Parole
Draper Terell Leverson (pictured in red shirt)
45-year-old Decatur, IL resident
- Possession with Intent to Deliver (PWID) Oxycodone
- PWID of Fentanyl
- Conspiracy to PWID Oxycodone
- Conspiracy to PWID Fentanyl
- 4th Habitual and on Federal Probation
Emma Allen Washko
25-year-old Lincoln Park, MI resident
- Possession of Oxycodone
- Possession of Fentanyl
- Smuggling narcotics into a Correctional Facility
On Monday all three were arraigned in 91st District Court. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Sault Tribe PD and the U.S. Border Patrol assisted Trident on 3-13-2022. All three were lodged in the Chippewa County Correctional Facility.
Trident has been seeing these types of pills in the area for some time and the narcotics in these pills are very dangerous. Fentanyl is one of the major contributors to overdoses all across MI.
