Staff Report

Jeremy Ray Cole

SYRACUSE — A Syracuse man was recently arrested after officers found methamphetamine and marijuana in a storage unit.

Jeremy Ray Cole, 42, 10066 N. 400E, Syracuse, is charged with dealing methamphetamine, a level 2 felony; possession of methamphetamine with enhancing circumstances, a level 3 felony; dealing marijuana in excess of 30 grams and possession of marijuana with a sentence enhancement, both level 6 felonies; and possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor.

On May 31, an officer with the NET43 Drug Task Force was monitoring phone calls made by Cole in the Kosciusko County Jail.

Cole had recently been arrested on a methamphetamine dealing charge.

According to court documents, Cole called a person on May 28 and asked the person to “start selling stuff.” An additional phone call was made to this person on May 30. In the conversation, Cole asked the person to get him a lawyer. When asked if he had any money, Cole told the person to check his storage unit.

On May 31, NET43 investigators executed a search warrant on Cole’s storage unit in Syracuse. In the unit, officers found a large amount of drug paraphernalia, 20.1 grams of methamphetamine, and 66.8 grams of marijuana.

At the time of this case, Cole had three pending criminal cases. He also has prior convictions for methamphetamine possession, carrying a handgun without a license, and possession of marijuana.

For this case, Cole was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Nov. 2.