From staff reports
The alleged leader of an area drug ring pleaded not guilty to charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and aggravated possession of drugs in the Athens County Common Pleas Court Monday.
Judge Patrick Lang ordered that Roger Rutter, 50, of Glouster, be placed under a bond of $1 million.
First Assistant Prosecutor Meg Saunders argued for the million-dollar bond, citing Rutter as a âsubstantial flight risk.â Saunders pointed out that Rutter was aware that law enforcement was searching to execute an arrest warrant on him because he shared a media release to that effect on his own Facebook account. She also cited Rutter running from law enforcement when spotted near the Burr Oak Dam and that Rutter hid from police during the search of the Glouster home in which he was eventually found, a prosecutorâs offce press release stated.
Roger Rutter Athens County Prosecutor’s Office Chief Investigator Jay Barrett, left, escorts Roger Rutter into a vehicle following Rutter’s arrest Friday in Glouster. (Photo Provided)
Roger Rutter
ATHENS, Ohio The suspected leader of an Athens/Perry County drug ring was apprehended Friday after two weeks on the run, the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
Roger Rutter, 50, of Glouster, was indicted in March on second-degree felony charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and aggravated possession of drugs. A release from the prosecutor’s office said Rutter was aware there was a warrant out for his arrest because a post requesting information on his whereabouts was shared by his Facebook account.
Apr 12, 2021
y Prosecutorâs Office Chief Investigator Jay Barrett, left, escorts Roger Rutter into a vehicle following Rutterâs arrest Friday in Glouster. y Prosecutorâs Office Chief Investigator Jay Barrett, left, escorts Roger Rutter into a vehicle following Rutterâs arrest Friday in Glouster.
The suspected leader of an Athens/Perry County drug ring was apprehended Friday after two weeks on the run, the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
Roger Rutter, 50, of Glouster, was indicted in March on second-degree felony charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and aggravated possession of drugs. A release from the prosecutor’s office said Rutter was aware there was a warrant out for his arrest because a post requesting information on his whereabouts was shared by his Facebook account.
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