Two Zanesville men charged with Trafficking in Drugs

Authorities in Coshocton County announced Monday that two Zanesville men have been charged in connection to a drug investigation.

47-year-old , Jason A. Kirk and 51-year-old , Herbert G. Newton Jr., were formally charged with Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, a first degree felony.

Kirk and Newton Jr. were arrested on Sunday after Detectives with the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office conducted a buy bust on State Route 16 near the intersection of Township Road 287 in Franklin Township.

As a result of the bust, a large amount of suspected methamphetamine was taken from the scene.

Herbert Newton Jr.