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Athens Co. Sheriff’s Deputies Search For Matthew Long


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Athens County sheriff's deputies are looking for a Nelsonville man wanted on drug charges after his partner is arrested for possession of heroin and tampering with evidence.

Sheriff Pat Kelly says officers arrested Kayla Losey, 22, of Nelsonville, Friday after finding 14 grams of heroin concealed in a body cavity.
 
Losey was riding in 30-year-old Matthew Long's vehicle at the time of the arrest. Kelly says the two were in the process of distributing heroin.
 
Long is wanted on charges of possession of heroin and tampering with evidence.
 
Losey is currently at the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail.
 
Anyone who knows of Long's whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff's office.