

The warrant sweep did not focus on drug users or addicts, but targeted suspected dealers who make money selling illegal drugs in the county. In the last four years, Cooper said law enforcement agencies have made more than 800 undercover drug buys from suspected dealers and have arrested about 700 suspected dealers.Īs with previous “drug roundups,” Wednesday’s operation was aimed at the supply side of illegal drug activity. The Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the cases, resulting in the arrest warrants. The arrests followed a months-long investigation involving the Franklin Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Investigations unit. “Mostly if you’re dealing methamphetamine, you don’t live to 72.” The oldest suspect arrested was 72-year-old Clyde Whitecotton, of Greenwood. One juvenile was arrested, while most suspects were in their 20s and 30s. The list of suspects also included a wide age range. 18 of the 63 suspects are women, and 18 are from outside Johnson County. “But I would say that’s due to the efforts of being proactive.”Ĭooper said 43 of the warrants included charges related to dealing methamphetamine, which is different than a similar sweep in March which included more heroin charges. “63 is a big number, right on the heels of 43,” said Franklin Police Chief, Tim O’Sullivan. The roundup is the larger than previous warrant sweeps over the last couple years in Johnson County. Marshals Service.Īs of Wednesday evening, 49 of the 63 suspects had been found and arrested. Police also arrested an additional four people they found with outstanding warrants, which were not included in the original list of 63. Officers from multiple departments served warrants Wednesday, including the Franklin Police Department, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana State Police, Edinburgh Police Department, Bargersville Police Department, New Whiteland Police Department and the U.S.

“We don’t want you here, if you come here we’re going to arrest you and put you in prison.” “We want to send a message to any drug dealer from anywhere else, stay the hell out of Johnson County,” said Prosecutor Brad Cooper. – Authorities in Johnson County issued 63 arrest warrants as part of a wide-ranging investigation into drug dealing in the area.

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