A Wallins man was arrested Monday on a drug trafficking warrant and numerous counts of theft by deception.

Kentucky State Police trooper James Earl Hensley arrested Michael Gross, 45, on warrant obtained by a KSP narcotics detective.

It is alleged on the warrant that Gross sold two Methadose wafers to a cooperating witness.

Gross was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center with bond set at $10,000. After other police agencies learned of Gross' arrest, other warrants were served on him. The charges included seven counts of theft by deception (cold checks). Another bond on those charges was placed against Gross.

In other police news:

-- Tracy Elizabeth Griffith, 35, of Loyall, was arrested by Hensley on a warrant for a charge of trafficking a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school.

-- Bentley Griffith, 40, of Cawood, was arrested by Hensley on a warrant for a charge of first-degree trafficking a controlled substance.

-- Bradley Allen Johnson, 34, of Baxter, was arrested by KSP trooper Rob Farley on a warrant for a charge of second-degree trafficking a controlled substance.

-- Doyle R. Burkhart, 36, of Bledsoe, was arrested on a charge of trafficking marijuana.

-- Jarrett D. Stepp, 40, of Baxter, was arrested on an indictment warrant for a charge of engaging in organized crime and various other criminal charges.

-- Christopher Ryan Maiden, 25, of Dayhoit, was arrested by Harlan County sheriff's deputy David Williams on a charge of theft by unlawful taking.

-- Johnny Ray Anderson, 44, of Evarts, was arrested by Williams on charges of two counts of first-degree trafficking a controlled substance and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

-- Pearl Anthony Cress, 43, of Gordon, was arrested by deputy Danny Lewis on a warrant for a charge of probation violation.

-- April Johnson, 33, of Lynch, was arrested deputy Eddie Jones on charges of first-degree trafficking a controlled substance and shock probation in felony convictions.

-- Robert Ralston Harris, 36, of Loyall, was arrested by sheriff's Capt. Kenneth Sergent on a charge of theft by unlawful taking.

-- Brandy Ann Wynn, 21, of Evarts, was arrested by Harlan City Police officer George Young on charges of two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, one count of first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and three counts of theft by deception.

-- Sherry L. Swanson, 41, of Evarts, was arrested by Young on a charge of first-degree trafficking a controlled substance.

-- Heather J. Branim, 21, of Evarts, was arrested by Harlan City Police officer Craig Miller on a charge of loitering for prostitution purposes.

-- Lawrence E. Smith, 33, of Evarts, was arrested by Evarts City Police Chief Lupe Blas on charges of second-degree burglary, fourth-degree assault and resisting arrest.

-- William D. Farley, 20, of Evarts, was arrested by Blas on charges of second-degree burglary and first-degree criminal mischief.