6 arrested for dealing meth, heroin in Elk County

ELK COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Police say a month-long investigation has led to the arrests of six people who were distributing methamphetamine and heroin in Elk County.

According to the City of Saint Marys Police Department, the Elk County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 401 North Broad Street in Ridgway Friday.

Police say they discovered several people inside the home along with 44 grams of meth, 130 bags of heroin, five grams of marijuana, three buprenorphine strips, seven cellular devices, $767 and a “large amount of drug paraphernalia related to the use of crystal methamphetamine and heroin.”

According to police, authorities learned through their investigation that Ashlee Druhot, also known as “Sunshine,” and Jonathan Villmer, also known as “Shaggy,” were selling meth from the home.

Investigators say they found a processing station in one of the bedrooms which was set up for packaging and distributing crystal meth.

They say there was also a dry-erase board set up in front of the packaging station displaying the varying prices for different amounts of meth.

Investigators say they also found that Travis Cauvel, Ashlee Bowley, Timothy Visniesky and Eric Zelloniswere were involved with the distribution of heroin within the area.

Police say they executed a search warrant on the vehicle of Visniesky and Zellonis which led to the discovery of a safe full of heroin inside the vehicle.

Druhot, Villmer, Cauvel, Bowley, Visniesky and Zellonis have all been charged with felonies for distributing controlled substances, police say.

They’re all being lodged in the Elk County Prison.

The Elk County Drug Task Force, City of Saint Marys Police Department, Ridgway Borough Police and Pennsylvania State Police all assisted with the investigation.

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