3 arrested on drug charges after raid

PORT TOWNSEND — Officials confirmed Monday that three men have been arrested on drug charges after a home raid last weekend that uncovered drugs, guns and money.

Mark E. Ohl, 35, Ronald R. Hawk, 64, and David C. Roberts, 38, were arrested Friday on investigation of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, according to Port Townsend Police Sgt. Ed Green.

Green said Ohl, who is a convicted felon, was also arrested on investigation of illegal possession of firearms.

According to the Jefferson County Jail roster, Ohl is being held on $20,000 bond and Roberts is being held on $5,000 bond. Hawk was not listed on the jail roster Monday night.

The arrests took place Friday night as Port Townsend and Bainbridge Island Police raided a home at 2016 Summit Way, Port Townsend.

Green said an unknown amount of heroin and cocaine was seized.

He was unsure of the amount of drugs, guns and money taken.

The Bainbridge Island Police Department, which is in charge of the investigation, has remained tight-lipped about the incident, declining to release information on how many individuals have been arrested, the amount of drugs seized, the specifics of how the three individuals were discovered to be distributing drugs or how many more individuals may be involved.

“Right now, we are not releasing a lot of details as it’s an ongoing investigation,” said Bainbridge Island Police Lt. Susan Shultz.

“We served a drug warrant [in Jefferson County] because of information we had gathered from our investigation in Kitsap County.”

Shultz was unwilling to release information relating to the time line on the investigation, saying only, “It has been going on for quite a while.”

Shultz did not say if her department is still active in Jefferson County but did say it was working with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez confirmed that his department was helping but had no additional information.

“We are assisting them in the investigation,” Hernandez said.

“It is being handled by [Bainbridge Island], but our members of OPNET are helping.”

The Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team is a multi-jurisdictional organization that fights drug trafficking in Clallam and Jefferson counties.

On Friday, six Bainbridge Island Police officers drove around the Hood Canal to serve the warrant, according to Green.

He said Port Townsend Police involvement has been minimal, but it did assist with the raid and arrests.

Green said when police entered the home Friday night, they quickly arrested Ohl and Hawk, who were at the residence. Roberts was arrested later when he showed up at the residence while police were still at the location.

Green said Ohl was a Port Townsend resident who was living at the Summit Way home. He did not know where Hawk or Roberts were living.

Reporter Erik Hidle can be reached at 360-385-2335 or at erik.hidle@peninsuladailynews.com.

More in News

Port Townsend Main Street Program volunteers, from left, Amy Jordan, Gillian Amas and Sue Authur, and Main Street employees, Sasha Landes, on the ladder, and marketing director Eryn Smith, spend a rainy morning decorating the community Christmas tree at the Haller Fountain on Wednesday. The tree will be lit at 4 p.m. Saturday following Santa’s arrival by the Kiwanis choo choo train. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Decoration preparation

Port Townsend Main Street Program volunteers, from left, Amy Jordan, Gillian Amas… Continue reading

Port Angeles approves balanced $200M budget

City investing in savings for capital projects

Olympic Medical Center Board President Ann Henninger, left, recognizes commissioner Jean Hordyk on Wednesday as she steps down after 30 years on the board. Hordyk, who was first elected in 1995, was honored during the meeting. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
OMC Commissioners to start recording meetings

Video, audio to be available online

Jefferson PUD plans to keep Sims Way project overhead

Cost significantly reduced in joint effort with port, city

Committee members sought for ‘For’ and ‘Against’ statements

The Clallam County commissioners are seeking county residents to… Continue reading

Christopher Thomsen, portraying Santa Claus, holds a corgi mix named Lizzie on Saturday at the Airport Garden Center in Port Angeles. All proceeds from the event were donated to the Peninsula Friends of Animals. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Santa Paws

Christopher Thomsen, portraying Santa Claus, holds a corgi mix named Lizzie on… Continue reading

Peninsula lawmakers await budget

Gov. Ferguson to release supplemental plan this month

Clallam County looks to pass deficit budget

Agency sees about 7 percent rise over 2025 in expenditures

Officer testifies bullet lodged in car’s pillar

Witness says she heard gunfire at Port Angeles park

A copper rockfish caught as part of a state Department of Fish and Wildlife study in 2017. The distended eyes resulted from a pressure change as the fish was pulled up from a depth of 250 feet. (David B. Williams)
Author to highlight history of Puget Sound

Talk at PT Library to cover naming, battles, tribes

Vern Frykholm, who has made more than 500 appearances as George Washington since 2012, visits with Dave Spencer. Frykholm and 10 members of the New Dungeness Chapter, NSDAR, visited with about 30 veterans on Nov. 8, just ahead of Veterans Day. (New Dungeness Chapter DAR)
New Dungeness DAR visits veterans at senior facilities

Members of the New Dungeness Chapter, National Society Daughters of… Continue reading

Festival of Trees contest.
Contest: Vote for your favorite tree online

Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s Festival of Trees event goes through Dec. 25