MONROE COUNTY, Ohio — A Shadyside man is facing multiple drug charges after deputies stopped his vehicle during a traffic stop in Monroe County.
According to Monroe County Sheriff Derek Norman, deputies assigned to the Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on State Route 7 in Ohio Township after observing an equipment violation.
The driver was identified as 54-year-old Robert L. Shepherd of Shadyside.
During the stop, deputies said they observed indicators of possible criminal activity and deployed K-9 Odin to assist with the investigation. A subsequent search of the vehicle allegedly led to the discovery of approximately one-quarter ounce of suspected cocaine, suspected psilocybin mushrooms and several items of suspected drug paraphernalia.
Shepherd was taken into custody and transported to the Monroe County Jail, where he is being held on multiple drug-related charges.
The investigation remains ongoing.
