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Residents of city's West End pleased by task force action
A Washington mother and daughter are in Washington County Jail after they were arrested Friday morning by members of the Washington County District Attorney's Drug Task Force.
Amanda Lynn Ingram, 23, of 520 Broad St., and her mother, Donna D. Titchnell, 46, of 550 Broad St., were taken into custody after investigators served a search warrant at their homes. A warrant will be obtained for the arrest of Titchnell's husband, Christopher C. Titchnell, 47, of 550 Broad.
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Ron Levi, task force director, said they had been getting complaints about the traffic in and out of the home for the last month or so. Purchases were made at the homes by a confidential informant.
In the search of Ingram's apartment Friday morning, investigators found a large quantity of suspected marijuana, a Winchester, 12-gauge shotgun that was sawed off, another long gun, $908, digital scales and packaging materials.
At the Titchnell home, detectives found nine individual bags of marijuana packaged for sale, five marijuana pipes, boxes of plastic bags, scales, a safe containing money and additional money in the bedroom.
And the arrests couldn't make neighbors of this Eighth Ward neighborhood any happier.
"I love the effort by this district attorney," said Don McKnight, the self-proclaimed mayor of Washington's West End.
McKnight, who has lived in the 500 block of Broad for 35 years and who grew up on Grove Avenue, is very active in the area's neighborhood watch program.
"We walk the neighborhood every other Friday," McKnight said. "They see us up here and know what we are out there doing. I'd like to see more people walking with us.
"There are elderly people who are afraid to come out," he added. "I'm telling you the DA is my man, and Mayor (Sonny) Spossey has been great."
Chris Andreetti also loves seeing the task force investigating drug activity in the West End. Andreetti, who has lived in the West End for 36 years, has a young family that he worries about.
"My kids have been sleeping on the living room floor," Andreetti said. "It is a damn shame they can't even sleep in their beds."
Both men pointed out houses in the area involved in shootings. Bullets went through one home, near a couch where a child usually slept.
Ingram and Donna Titchnell each were arraigned before District Judge Jay Dutton on charges of possession and possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal use of a communication facility. Both were placed in Washington County Jail on $25,000 bond, each.
Police will obtain a warrant for Christopher Titchnell on charges of possession and possession with intent to deliver marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Washington police assisted.
Come on over to the 5th ward Stevo! : 10/25/2008
A couple of years ago, a gunfight ensued on East Prospect St. (close to Main) and a .40 calibre slug made it's way into my kitchen. 9mm casings were found all over the street and a tree and a couple of houses across the street fell victim to the pistol they departed from. It never made the paper and was, to my knowlege, never investigated. No one was arrested. It happened at a well known (for years) drug house in the 20 block of my street. Johnny law always says the same thing. "We're watching them". Watchin and doin are two different things. Maybe Toprani can get something started over here.
drug bust : 10/25/2008
A lot more things to "neighborhood watch" than marijuana, do some real police work.
Drug Bust : 10/25/2008
Keep up the good work, we know there is a lot more to be done. Mr McKnight if I lived up there I would walk with you to patrol the streets. I'm happy to hear that someone is strong enough to take up the fight.
Drug Task Force : 10/25/2008
I am also very proud of the Task Force for the good and dangerous work that they do all the time. It is refreshing when they make the arrests, but very depressing that it takes so very long to bring about the punishments and that the laws are so lax.If the laws were a lot harsher and the time between the arrest and the punishment within a month or two instead of the taxpayers having to keep them for years before the courts even set a trial. It seems wrong to me that the honest working person or retired have to pay such a hefty bill.Even the bonds aren't set high enough. Sorry but I hate unfair practice. A very concerned citizen
time to grow up!!! : 10/26/2008
Its a dam shame that this was going on... i mean these peoples children couldnt even sleep in there own rooms because they were to scared at night. i hope each individual stays in jail and gets up to 2-5 years, and hopefully learns a lesson and when they get out hopefully they get a real job and see how the real world is!!!
