Year-long drug investigation nets 37 suspects; several suspects still at-large

Friday, September 22, 2017

A year-long drug investigation by Indiana State Police and Washington Police resulted in 37 suspects being arrested early this morning during a multi-agency drug roundup. The drug investigation was launched in September 2016 to target individuals dealing in illegal narcotics in the Daviess and Knox County area.

At approximately 7 a.m. this morning, officers with the Indiana State Police, ATF, DEA, US Marshals service, Martin County Sheriff’s Department, Daviess County Sheriff’s Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Department, Odon Police and Vincennes Police responded to various locations throughout Knox and Daviess County to execute felony arrest warrants. As of 3:00 this afternoon, six suspects are still at large.

Suspects Arrested in Daviess County:

Jeffrey Scheid, 55, Washington, IN

2 Counts of Dealing Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony

Gage Overton, 25, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

James Fricke, 53, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Michael Hambrick, 35, Washington, IN

2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Derrick Parker, 38, Washington, IN

Conspiracy to Commit Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Dealing Cocaine, Level 5 Felony

Justin Williams, 28, Washington, IN

3 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Austin Collins, 23, Washington, IN

Dealing Schedule II Drug, Level 4 Felony

Joshua Hambrick, 37, Washington, IN

2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Jonathan Spaulding, 30, Washington, IN

Dealing Schedule III Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony

Kenneth Morning, 46, Washington, IN

Dealing Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony

Tyler Nading, 25, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Robert Hambrick, 36, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Joshua Arnold, 31, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

John Ward, 33, Washington, IN

2 Counts Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Jordan Page, 23, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Drake Latham, 27, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

James Booher, 30, Washington, IN

2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Richard Shelton, 64, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Betty Edmondson, 40, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Justin Elenbaas, 19, Washington, IN

Conspiracy to Commit Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Steven Booher, 22, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Stacey Long, 48, Washington, IN

2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Mervin Graber, 31, Washington, IN

2 Counts of Dealing Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony

Benjamin Leighty, 39, Washington, IN

2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Ashley Bechtel, 34, Washington, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Miranda Merriman, 23, Bloomington, IN

2 Counts of Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Benjamin Phillips, 19, Bloomington, IN

2 Counts of Conspiracy to Commit Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Suspects Arrested from Knox County:

Charles Thomas, 29, Wheatland, IN

Dealing a Schedule I, Level 6 Felony

David Yoder, 52, Bruceville, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Jaimee Robinson, 41, Vincennes, IN

Dealing Meth, Level 5 Felony

Heather Shofner, 32, Bruceville, IN

Dealing Meth

George Weiss Jr, 34, Vincennes, IN

Dealing Meth

Megan Potter, 25, Vincennes, IN

Dealing Schedule IV, Level 6 Felony

Tiffany Emmons, 25, Vincennes, IN

Dealing Meth

James Howard, 56, Vincennes, IN

Dealing Schedule IV, Level 6 Felony

Charles Thomas, 29, Wheatland, IN

Dealing Schedule IV, Level 6 Felony

Ashley Schutte, 24, Shoals, IN

Dealing Schedule II Controlled Substance, Level 4 Felony

This was a joint investigation conducted by Washington Police and Indiana State Police

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