An Osawatomie man was taken into custody following a narcotics search warrant at his home, Friday, August 11th. thirty five year-old Jakob Billingsley was arrested. It was the third narcotics-related warrant served on Billingsley’s residence since 2021.
Since 2021, Osawatomie and Paola Police investigators have launched separate narcotics trafficking investigations into Billingsley. As a result, two felony warrants were issued by Miami County District Court. The Paola Police investigation focused on three counts of unlawful cultivation or distribution of controlled substances, methamphetamine. The Osawatomie Police investigation focused on one count of criminal possession of a weapon, one count of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and one count of aggravated endangering of a child.
Osawatomie Police Chief David Stuteville says the Osawatomie Police Department has taken an aggressive stance against narcotics traffickers and appreciates the support of the community with these types of cases.
