Butler County Sheriff's Office

For Immediate Release

August 17, 2022

84lbs of Marijuana/ $86k Seized

Sheriff Richard K. Jones reports on August 16, 2022, the Butler Undercover Regional Narcotics Taskforce (BURN) along with Hamilton Police Department and the Drug Abuse Reduction Taskforce (DART) executed search warrants at 20
Marlou Drive in the City of Hamilton and 6820 Rutherford Court in Colerain Township. A vehicle stop on I-75 in Butler County was also executed as part of the investigation. 84 pounds of marijuana, $86,145 in cash and a firearm were seized
as a result of the two search warrants and car stop. Kameron Kelly (age 21) of Hamilton and Camryn Ditmyer (age 19) of Fairfield Township were both arrested on Possession of Drugs (F2) and Trafficking in Drugs(F2). Chris Grebe (age 31) of Middletown was arrested on a Probation Violation warrant and his case will be presented to a Grand Jury.

“No matter the drug, if you’re a dealer, you’ll wind up in our jail,” states Sheriff Jones.

For Immediate Release

August 4, 2022

Additional Emergency Response Services (ERS) members deployed to Eastern Kentucky

Sheriff Richard K. Jones reports eight additional members of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Services (ERS) are being deployed to Hazard, Kentucky. This is a result of the ongoing operations in the area due to the devastating flooding. ERS personnel will assist the Northern Kentucky All-Hazards Incident Management Team (NKY AHIMT) and will be assigned to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). These members will be relieving crews that have been in place over the last several days. This operational cycle is expected to last ten days. Sheriff Jones has been in contact with local emergency management leaders and they appreciate all the assistance that we and other agencies have provided.