Several defendants were sentenced in court in Starke County last week.
Continue readingMichael Campbell Receives Ten-Year Prison Sentence
Michael Campbell was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Monday on a charge of Dealing in Methamphetamine, a Class B felony.
Campbell pleaded guilty to the charge in a plea agreement with the state and Judge Kim Hall sentenced Campbell to ten years in the Indiana Department of Corrections. He was ordered to serve a mandatory six year sentence before he could petition the court to modify his sentence. The only way he can petition the court for sentence modification is if he successfully completes drug rehabilitation classes while incarcerated.
Two Arrested After Search Warrant Executed
Police arrived at a fifth-wheel camper on 250 North and saw children playing outside but no adults. Officers attempted to get someone to answer the door, but no one came to the door. The officers thought it would be in the best interest to see if anyone was in the camper so they announced their presence and entered the camper.
Three Arrested on Meth Charges at Hamlet Motel
Law enforcement officers conducting a welfare check at a local motel arrested three people on a cache of drug charges. Deputies from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office and officials from Starke County Community Correction went to the Stay 4 Less Motel on U.S. 30 in Hamlet yesterday to check on 57-year-old Michael Campbell of Knox. When they arrived, they reportedly saw occupants of room 4 run into a bathroom and hide. The officers found Brian Back, 28, and Monica Hunt, 26, both of Plymouth, hiding in the bathroom and reportedly saw several items used to make meth in plain view. They contacted Starke Circuit Judge Kim Hall, who issued a search warrant for the room. Members of the Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team assisted with the search, which reportedly turned up precursors, paraphernalia and meth. Back, Hunt and Campbell are jailed on charges of possession of meth, precursors and paraphernalia, manufacturing meth and maintaining a common nuisance. Formal charges are pending.
Knox Residence Search Turns Up Drug Lab; Three Arrested
Three Knox residents were arrested Friday on several drug charges.
Officers from the Starke County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at 2885 E. 150 S. in Knox. Three people were found and detained inside the residence. A search of the property was conducted and detectives and officers found an inactive methamphetamine lab, methamphetamine, controlled substances and drug paraphernalia.
