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DAYTON MAN ARRESTED FOLLOWING DRUG SEIZURE DURING SCIOTO COUNTY TRAFFIC STOP

Writer: Scioto County Sheriff's Office
Scioto County Sheriff's Office
Aug 25
1 min read

NEWS RELEASE

August 24th, 2026


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PORTSMOUTH, OH – Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman and Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer announce the arrest of a Dayton, Ohio man on drug charges following an investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force in coordination with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.


As part of the ongoing investigation, at approximately 1:02 p.m. on August 24th, 2026, The Ohio State Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling near mile marker 12 on US Route 23 in Lucasville, Ohio for traffic violations. During the stop, Troopers seized approximately 150 grams of suspected Crack Cocaine and approximately 158 grams of suspected Fentanyl. The estimated street value of the suspected drugs seized is $36,960


Arrested was 48-year-old Dorian Lee Dorsey of Dayton, Ohio. Dorsey was charged with two counts of Trafficking in Drugs and two counts of Possession of Drugs, all felonies of the 1st degree.


Dorsey was placed in the Scioto County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned in Portsmouth Municipal Court at 9:00a.m. on Tuesday, August 25th, 2026.


The case will eventually be forwarded to the Scioto County Prosecutor's Office to be presented to a Scioto County Grand Jury for the consideration of additional felony charges.


Tip Information

Chief Brewer and Sheriff Thoroughman request that anyone with information related to drug activity contact the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force.

Tip Line: (740) 354-3784 (DRUG)

All information provided to the Task Force will be kept confidential and anonymous.

 
 
 

14 Comments


TAO WANG
6 days ago

The detail that the stop occurred near mile marker 12 on US Route 23, a major corridor through Lucasville, raises an interesting question about how traffic enforcement and task force investigations intersect. It seems unlikely a routine traffic violation alone would surface 150 grams of crack cocaine and 158 grams of fentanyl, so I wonder how much of this stop was prompted by prior investigative work rather than the violation itself. That distinction matters for understanding how these cases are built.

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