06/17/2026
🚔 DRUG INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN TWO ARRESTS 🚔
On June 16, 2026, officers with the Salem Police Department conducted a welfare check at a residence in the 1100 block of N. Independence Place. During the investigation, officers located and arrested an individual who was wanted on an active warrant from Clark County.
Information obtained during the investigation led officers to seek and obtain a search warrant for the residence. The warrant was executed with assistance from the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
During the search, officers located suspected methamphetamine, suspected narcotics, ma*****na, drug paraphernalia, digital scales, and fi****ms.
As a result of the investigation, the following individuals were arrested and transported to the Washington County Detention Center:
• Jacob Neideffer, 25, of Salem
• Christi Tharp, 22, of Salem
Both were preliminarily charged with:
▪ Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 5 and Level 6 Felonies)
▪ Possession of a Narcotic Drug (Level 6 Felony)
▪ Maintaining a Common Nuisance (Level 6 Felony)
▪ Possession of Ma*****na (Misdemeanor)
▪ Possession of Paraphernalia (Misdemeanor)
The individual originally contacted during the welfare check was arrested on the outstanding Clark County warrant.
The Salem Police Department would like to thank the Washington County Sheriff's Office for their assistance with the ex*****on of the search warrant.
All criminal charges are merely accusations, and all subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
