PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Authorities raided a Port Charlotte home Thursday and made eight arrests on drug charges.
According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, their Narcotics Unit, along with members of the SWAT Team and other ancillary units, executed a search warrant in the 2200 block of Ednor Avenue in Port Charlotte.
After a month’s long investigation by the Narcotics Unit, the following individuals were arrested at that location:
- 35-year-old April Dinunno, charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- 59-year-old Vincent Russo, charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- 36-year-old Shawn Smith, charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- 28-year-old Cynthia Turner, charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Cannabis Less than 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- 41-year-old Matthew Wharton, charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- 27-year-old Steven Woodbury, charged with Possession of a Firearm after being Convicted of a Felony, Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Sell, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- 29-year-old William Woodbury, charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- 27-year-old William Ronald Wright, charged with Maintaining a Nuisance Dwelling, Theft of Utilities, Possession of a Firearm after being Convicted of a Felony, Possession of Ammunition after being Convicted of a Felony, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Cannabis Less than 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
All were transported to the Charlotte County Jail for processing.
Neighbors told 4 In Your Corner reporters they had noticed suspicious traffic in the area over the last six months. "There were people there all the time," said one neighbor. "The garbage piled up, they always had furniture in the car port, people would be sleeping in their cars."
Residents said they're glad the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office acted quickly on the nuisance. "I think the whole neighborhood is going to be very glad it happened," said a neighbor. "This makes us feel a little safer and a little more like the family community this is supposed to be."
