Sheboygan, WI (WHBL) – Neighbors had been complaining about all of the short term traffic coming in and out of the neighborhood to 1345 Winter Court. Sheboygan police began conducting surveillance on the home, and soon noticed the high volume of traffic for themselves.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Sheboygan County court, undercover officers were conducting a stakeout on July 31,2015, and took particular interest in a blue 2001 Chevy Malibu that was parked in a nearby church parking lot alleyway. The driver apparently made several trips to and from the Winter Court home. That piqued the officers’ attention.
When the Malibu left the house, the officers followed the vehicle for several miles before initiating a traffic stop on suspicion of illegal drug activity. A K-9 search unit was called in, and both the driver and passenger were reportedly found to be in possession of controlled substances including Xanax, Alprazolam, Adderall, and Lorazepam.
The occupants of the car allege that they purchased the drugs from the Winter Court home that the officers had been monitoring. They were each cited on misdemeanor drug possession charges.
Using the information obtained by the traffic stop, Sheboygan police obtained a warrant to search the home in question. The criminal complaint states that when officers knocked on the door, they immediately heard the sound of dogs barking from inside. They say the dogs were clearly agitated.
32-year-old Chelsea Walloch answered the door, and when officers walked inside, one of the pit bulls went on the attack - biting the officer’s left knee, and ripping his pants. Police described the resulting injury as a superficial wound.
Walloch corralled the dogs into a bathroom to prevent further harm to the officers and the dogs.
Investigators went on to search for controlled substances that were being shopped illegally and say they turned up numerous prescription bottles including Alprazolam, Adderall, Oxycodone, and Xanax - the same drugs that were allegedly confiscated during the traffic stop. Some of the medications were prescribed to Chelsea. But police also found prescriptions belonging to either a roommate of Chelsea’s or an incarcerated inmate. Whether the drugs were legally obtained or not, police believe they retrieved enough evidence to support the theory that the drugs were being sold illegally for-profit from the Winter Court home.
They arrested Chelsea Walloch on August 2, and she is facing numerous felony charges including maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession of THC, possession of narcotic drugs, and three counts of possession of a controlled substance. She could face more than 20 years in prison on the combined charges, if convicted.