Two Huron County men face multiple drug charges after they were arrested Thursday as a result of an investigation by the Huron County Drug Task Force. According to a press release from the Huron County Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement officers served two residential search warrants on Thursday and arrested Randal D. Nitz, 56, of Sebewaing, and Aron E. Kemp, 46, of Unionville, during which drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia were seized.
Two Huron County men face multiple drug charges after they were arrested Thursday as a result of an investigation by the Huron County Drug Task Force.
According to a press release from the Huron County Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement officers served two residential search warrants on Thursday and arrested Randal D. Nitz, 56, of Sebewaing, and Aron E. Kemp, 46, of Unionville, during which drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia were seized.
Nitz has been charged with two felony counts of delivery of methamphetamine, and Kemp is charged with one count of delivery of methamphetamine, one felony count of delivery of cocaine, one felony count of maintaining a drug house and one count of felony firearm for possession of pneumatic guns in the commission of a felony.
During searches of Nitz’s home on Unionville Road and Kemp’s residence on Forest Road, officers seized a variety of items, including cash, scales, drug-packaging materials, surveillance equipment, pneumatic guns as well as meth and cocaine with a street value of about $4,000.
Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson said the investigation continues and additional charges are possible.
Nitz and Kemp have been arraigned and both are lodged in the Huron County Jail on a $100,000 cash bond.
The task force was assisted by Huron County Sheriff’s deputies, members of the Bad Axe Police Department and the village of Sebewaing Police.
The Huron County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone with information about illegal drug activity to contact their local police department, the sheriff’s office at 989-269-6500 during regular business hours or Huron County Central Dispatch’s non-emergency line at 989-269-6421.
Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the confidential TIPS Line at 989-269-2861.
Mark Birdsall has been the assistant editor of the Huron Daily Tribune since April 2022. Mark was first hired by the Tribune in the summer of 2019 to serve as sports editor, covering high school sports and running the Tribune's annual football contest. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Huron County and shut down high school sports in March 2020, Mark made a temporary move to news and officially joined the newsroom as a reporter in July 2021.
Prior to arriving at the Tribune, Mark was night desk editor for the Cadillac News, where he also helped out the sports department on busy high school football and basketball nights. He previously worked at the Holland Sentinel and the Greenville Daily News.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in print journalism from Grand Valley State University, where he was editor of the student newspaper, The Lanthorn.
A native of Bay City, Mark is an avid fan of the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, Michigan State Spartans and the Chicago Cubs. He's also a movie buff and enjoys attending live music events in his spare time.
Mark can be reached by phone at 989-623-3188 or by email at mark.birdsall@hearstnp.com