Pike County murder investigation leads to drug arrests

Two people related to a family massacred in Pike County in 2016  were arrested on drug charges, according to information released by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office today.

Josh Rhoden, 38, was arrested on a felony charge of drug trafficking and John McJunkin, 63, on a felony charge of possession of drugs on Thursday.

Evidence in this case was discovered during the investigation into last year's killings of eight members of the Rhoden family, but this case is unrelated to the homicides, according to the OAG's Office.

Investigators seized more than $8,000 in cash, an estimated $7,700 in prescription pills, nine guns and a small amount of marijuana frome the suspects' homes on Grassy Fork Road in Peebles.

No arrests have been made in the Ohio shooting investigation of eight execution-style killings of members of the Rhoden family in Pike County, Ohio. Large-scale marijuana grow operations were discovered at three of the four murder scenes.
Authorities continue to request that anyone with information on the ongoing homicide investigation call 1-855-BCI-OHIO (224-6446) or the Pike County Sheriff's Office at 740-947-2111.

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