JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Two Wintersville residents have been indicted on multiple felony charges related to an alleged drug trafficking operation and firearm offenses in Jefferson County.
A Jefferson County grand jury returned indictments against 49-year-old Samuel Craig Murray Jr. and 51-year-old Michelle Jean Firm following an investigation by local authorities.
Murray is charged with possession of cocaine, aggravated possession of drugs with firearm specifications, and trafficking in cocaine.
Firm faces charges that include having weapons while under disability, possession of cocaine with firearm specifications, and two counts of trafficking in cocaine.
According to prosecutors, investigators believe the two were involved in the sale of illegal drugs from a residence in Wintersville.
Court records indicate the weapons-related charge against Firm is connected to a previous drug possession conviction entered in Jefferson County Common Pleas Court in 2025.
The case will move forward through the Jefferson County judicial system.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
