Knox City Police arrested Dawn Mann, of Knox, on preliminary charges of False Informing and Possession of Methamphetamine after a Monday traffic stop.
Knox police officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Jason Johnson of Knox. Police found that Jason had a warrant and arrested him. Since the passenger was drinking, she was allowed to contact someone to drive her home. The officer released the woman who said her name was Dawn Johnson. It was later discovered Dawn Johnson was actually Dawn Mann and she had several warrants through Starke and Marshall Counties.
Police drove to Dawn’s location and told Dawn that they were going to arrest her for active arrest warrants. Dawn started moving away from the door and moved toward the couch where she placed something under the couch. In a search of the residence, police reportedly found several items identified and tested as methamphetamine. She was taken to the Starke County jail.