FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) – Two more defendants in a massive Venango County drug bust were recently sentenced.

According to court documents, on Friday, March 10, Judge Robert Boyer handed down sentences to Amy Jo Donovan and Karen Willis.

Donovan, 34, of Franklin, pleaded guilty to the criminal use of a communication facility. She was sentenced to three years probation and fined $200.00. Charges of Promoting Prostitution-Procure Patron and drug-related charges were dismissed in exchange for the guilty plea.

Willis, 47, of Rouseville, pleaded guilty to one count of Criminal Conspiracy — Possession of a Controlled Substance. She was sentenced to a minimum of 11 months 29 days and a maximum of 23 months and 29 days in Venango County Jail. She received 325 days credit for time served. She was also fined $250.00.

In exchange for Willis’ guilty plea, other drug-related charges were dismissed.

Details of the Attorney General’s Investigation of Drug Trafficking in Venango County

According to a previous explorevenango.com article, the state Attorney General’s office filed various criminal charges against 43 individuals in connection with a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing significant quantities of cocaine and heroin in the county.

The charges are the result of a joint investigation conducted in 2015 by the Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Northwest Strike Force Unit.

The investigation also relied upon the work of several local police departments — including the City of Franklin and Oil City Police Departments — that were part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force assembled for this case.

This investigation began in May 2015, and law enforcement determined that Calvin Ludy, originally from the Detroit area, was the head of the drug trafficking organization, which operated primarily in Franklin and Oil City. Ludy attempted to insulate himself from law enforcement by having his associates, including Antonyo Harris, deal cocaine on his behalf, according to investigators.

Investigators obtained a court-authorized wiretap on a telephone utilized by Ludy. The wiretap aided investigators in locating the residence where it is alleged that Ludy stored cocaine and another residence where he allegedly processed crack cocaine.

Meanwhile, investigators allege Harris, another former Michigan resident, and his wife, Stephanie Harris, obtained drugs from Ludy and sold them on his behalf.

Other court-authorized wiretaps, including one on a telephone belonging to Harris, further proved that Harris and his associates were dealing cocaine and heroin. The heroin, which Harris dealt independently of Ludy, was allegedly obtained from a courier who brought the heroin in from Detroit, according to investigators.

Investigators utilized confidential informants and made multiple controlled purchases of drugs from individuals who were charged in connection with Ludy’s organization.

On March 30, 2016, investigators executed seven search warrants as part of their investigation. Five of the residences were in Venango County, and the two others were in Erie County.

For Ludy, his attorney, Michael Antkowiak, withdrew from the case and Stanley Booker replaced him. This delayed his trial. Jury selection is now scheduled for May 8, 2017, with a jury trial scheduled for May 18, 19, 22, 23, and 24, 2017.

He is still lodged in the Venango County Jail on $100,000.00 monetary bail.