January 31st, 2025
The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) seized over 100 combined grams of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl yesterday that resulted in a husband and wife in jail.
JNET had been looking into Christopher Riddle, 46 of Columbus, for allegedly dealing drugs from his apartment in the 600 block of California Street. Riddle was on parole with the Indiana Department of Corrections (DOC). He was sentenced to DOC for unlawful firearm possession by a serious felon, a level 4 felony, and dealing in cocaine or a narcotics drugs, a level 2 felony, in 2023 according to the Indiana DOC website.
On January 30th, 2025, investigators from JNET and the Columbus Police Department Intelligence Led Policing Unit searched Riddle’s home with the assistance of Parole and a search warrant. During the search, officers located about 33 grams of cocaine, 40 grams of methamphetamine, 29 grams of fentanyl, 5 grams of K2 spice, and drug paraphernalia.
Christopher Riddle was arrested for the preliminary charge of:
-Dealing cocaine, a level 2 felony
-Dealing methamphetamine, a level 2 felony
-Dealing a narcotic drug, a level 2 felony
-Maintaining a common nuisance, a level 6 felony
-Possession of a syringe, a level 6 felony
-Possession of a controlled substance, a level 6 felony
-Possession of paraphernalia, a misdemeanor
Christopher’s wife, Jami Riddle, 52 of Columbus, was also arrested for the preliminary charge of:
-Maintaining a common nuisance, a level 6 felony
-Possession of cocaine, a level 6 felony
-Possession of paraphernalia, a misdemeanor
Both remain incarcerated at the Bartholomew County Jail.
The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team, a combined unit of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, the Columbus Police Department and the Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office is proactively targeting the manufacturing and abuse of dangerous drugs in Columbus and Bartholomew County. All suspects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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