Nine arrested in connection with overdoses, shooting

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (PRESS RELEASE) - The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 9 individuals from a nuisance house on Campflowers Road in Bayou George.

The residence, located at 6510 Campflowers Road, was also the location of two drug overdoses last week, one resulting in death. The same home was the scene of a shooting on April 19, 2022. Two individuals were arrested in connection to that incident.

A search warrant was served today at the residence by BCSO Special Investigations and investigators found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. All 9 individuals living in the home were arrested.

Arrested was Shawn Gilmer, age 28, Stacey Price, age 39, Ryan Laplant, age 27, Christopher Vann Thomas, age 39, John Viles, age 49, and Ashley Richardson, age 28. They were charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Alexander Laplant, age 21, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and violation of probation.

Also arrested was Richard Atchison, age 34, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and keeping a nuisance drug house. Nancy Atchison, age 65, was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and keeping a nuisance drug house.