PARKERSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Four individuals are reported to have been taken into custody as part of a residential Parkersburg drug sweep on Thursday.
The Parkersburg Police Department reports that, following complaints from neighborhood residents, authorities began conducting surveillance on a 2106 17th Street residence and utilizing other investigative measures to obtain a search warrant.
The warrant was executed at approximately 5:30am on Thursday, November 14, 2024, and led to the discovery of suspected narcotics as well as additional items consistent with distribution and use of illicit substances.
The warrant execution follows the execution of a previous warrant in February of this year, the initial sweep also having led to the discovery of narcotics and other items consistent with the distribution and use of narcotics. In February, the owner of the residence, 48-year-old Shana Joy Yop, was charged with Maintaining a Dwelling for Unlawful Controlled Substance Use in violation of WV State Code 60A-4-402(a)(5). Yopp plead guilty to the charge on September 23, 2024, and was place on one-year unsupervised probation as a result.
Thursday’s Parkersburg drug sweep search led to the arrest of four individuals who were arraigned by a Wood County Magistrate.
Shana Joy Yopp faces charges of Maintaining a Dwelling for Unlawful Controlled Substance Use and was released on a $2,500 bond.
Derek Douglas Oldfield, 39 years old of Marietta, faces charges of Fugitive from Justice on a warrant out of Washington County, Ohio for Failure to Appear and Obstructing an Officer. He remains in custody as he awaits extradition to Ohio.
45-year-old Daniel Sue Kuhens faces charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance for heroin and Maintaining a Dwelling for Unlawful Controlled Substance Use. She was released on a personal recognizance bond.
29-year-old Rafael Russell Delgado of Parkersburg has been arrested on a Capias for a Failure to Appear Warrant out of Wood County for a second-offense Shoplifting charge. He was released after accepting a plea to the original charge.
