Berea man arrested in Elyria on drug charges
Cindy Leise | The Chronicle-Telegram
ELYRIA — Police surrounded a Bennett Drive home and arrested a 45-year-old Berea man Friday evening after he told his girlfriend he thought he had blacked out and seriously hurt or killed someone the night before, according to reports.
The woman called police, who took James Rohfeld into custody late Friday afternoon, a police report stated.
Rohfeld was charged with felony counts of possession of a bulk amount of OxyContin and possession of Percocet as well as misdemeanor counts of possession of valium and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Officers also went to a home in the 100 block of St. Clair St., where Rohfeld said he blacked out Thursday night after arguing with a man who punched him, according to the report.
It did not appear that anyone lived at the home, and there was no sign that an assault had occurred there, according to police.
There were no reports of unexplained injuries at area emergency rooms, Elyria police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub said.
Rohfeld told police that he and the man he knew only as “Ray” met at Pudge’s Place on Thursday night and obtained some marijuana on Bennett Drive before returning to Pudge’s Place where they began arguing.
When police first responded to the 900 block of Bennett Drive on Friday, they set up a perimeter around the home after Rohfeld’s girlfriend said he had access to numerous weapons.
Eichenlaub said the response, which included members of the Neighborhood Impact Unit, was “precautionary in nature” because of the reports Rohfeld had hurt someone. The street is off Abbe Road, north of state Route 57.
Rohfeld exited the home at 5:46 p.m. through the garage and officers ordered him to the ground.
Police found a pocketknife and pills, along with a red straw with powdered residue inside.
Rohfeld told officers he has a problem and snorts OxyContin and used to have a prescription, but could not provide his doctor’s information or the pharmacy where the prescription was filled. The label was torn off, according to the report.
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Filed by Cindy Leise | The Chronicle-Telegram November 22nd, 2008 in Top Stories. Popularity: 1% |
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