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Anthony Downey.

Three Dayton-area men were arrested this week for possession of over a pound of meth and several grams of fentanyl.

Officers from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota Corolla with Texas plates in Devola on Monday near the intersection of Glendale Road and State Route 821 for a traffic violation at the Interstate 77 exit ramp. They discovered just over a pound (457.84 grams) of methamphetamine and 57.70 grams of suspected fentanyl, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

According to the release, officers approached the vehicle and questioned the three men inside about their travels. They learned from the driver, William Lamarr Lawson, 32, of Dayton, Ohio, that the men were traveling from Dayton to Cleveland and must have made a wrong turn. The release states that during the conversation, the men denied having any illegal items in the vehicle, at which point a police dog was deployed, which sniffed freely in the air and pointed to the passenger side of the vehicle.

Officers removed the men from the vehicle and searched it. They discovered a large bag of suspected methamphetamine on the rear floor and a cellophane bag in the front passenger area that appeared to contain fentanyl, the press release said.

During their investigation, officers arrested Lawon, Anthony Duan Downey Jr., 27, of Dayton, Ohio, and KeAngelis Dai’Trell Render, 26, of Trotwood, Ohio, the press release said.

KeAngelis render.

According to the press release, Lawson was charged with first-degree possession of fentanyl, first-degree aggravated drug trafficking and first-degree drug trafficking.

Downey was charged with two counts of first-degree drug trafficking and two counts of first-degree drug possession.

Render was charged with first-degree aggravated drug possession, first-degree aggravated drug trafficking, first-degree fentanyl possession and first-degree drug trafficking.

The press release said the men were taken to the Washington County Jail, where they will appear in Marietta Municipal Court.

According to city court records, all three men were arraigned Tuesday morning and the press release said their bail was set at $500,000 each.

William Lawson.

Washington County Jail records show that all three men were still in jail Wednesday afternoon.