Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

A Zanesville man pleads guilty to multiple charges including trafficking in drugs. The Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office says that 36-year-old Jerome Johnson entered the pleas in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court. Judge Mark Fleegle ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Johnson’s bond was continued at one million dollars. The charges stem from an ongoing investigation by the Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office and the Zanesville Police Department. Four other people were arrested in the case.