(12-17-24) The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department arrested two local women today.

Barbara Davis (39) of Wapakoneta was arrested on a 5th degree felony of possession of drugs.

She is awaiting a Mercer County Common Pleas Court Hearing.

Hannah Maitlen (31) of Celina was arrested on 1st degree misdemeanor of abusing harmful intoxicants.

She is awaiting a Celina Municipal Court Hearing.

Both women are being held in the Mercer County Adult Detention Center.

What are Harmful Intoxicants?

Ohio Rev. Code 2925.01 defines harmful intoxicants as any substance that has gas, fumes, or vapors that can be used to get intoxicated or high when inhaled.

The statute specifically includes:

  • Solvents (such as paint thinners, dry-cleaning fluid, or degreasers)
  • Plastic cement or model cement
  • Aerosols (such as spray paint, hair spray, or fabric protector spray)
  • Fluorocarbon refrigerants
  • Anesthetic gasses such as nitrous oxide (“laughing gas”)

However, the term “harmful intoxicants” is not limited to those categories. If inhaling a substance induces “excitement, giddiness, irrational behavior, depression, stupefaction, paralysis, unconsciousness, asphyxiation, or other harmful physiological effects” it may be considered a harmful intoxicant for purposes of Ohio’s criminal drug laws.