Police, Sheriff Perform 'Largest Heroin Bust'
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
Drug officers from WPD and KCSD worked together Wednesday on what initially began as controlled purchased of heroin. Officers then obtained information of a possible methamphetamine lab at the location of 3160 Stoneburner Road, lot 2, Warsaw, where officers did locate an active meth lab and a HCL generator.
Warsaw and KCSD officers arrested Shawn Luther Morton, 50, Warsaw, on a preliminary charge of felony dealing and manufacturing methamphetamine more than 3 grams.
Morton’s wife, Dawn Ellen Morton, 47, Warsaw, also was arrested in their residence on a preliminary charge of felony dealing and manufacturing methamphetamine.
Officers subsequently located marijuana and paraphernalia at the residence as the Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team secured the scene due to the active lab.
Undercover officers from WPD and KCSD returned to the original heroin purchase and arrested Adam Perry Shay, 21, Elkhart, on a preliminary charge of felony possession of a schedule I, II or III controlled substance. Shay’s arrest eventually led officers to the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park south of Leesburg.
Officers from the Warsaw/Kosciusko County SWAT team converged on lot 151 shortly before 1:25 a.m. today, taking several individuals into custody that included:
• Darshawn Julius Moore, 19, Chicago, preliminarily arrested for visiting a common nuisance.
• William Kim Sanford, 34, Warsaw, preliminarily arrested for dealing in a narcotic drug.
• Rachel A. Truex, 30, Warsaw, preliminarily arrested for dealing in a narcotic drug.
SWAT team members and undercover officers located two firearms inside the residence along with more than 100 small bags containing heroin. Officers also located two juveniles at the mobile home, one of which was transported to a juvenile detention facility due to the alleged involvement in the distribution of the heroin.
Bonds on the arrested individuals are: $20,000 each for Shawn and Dawn Morton, Truex and Sanford; $2,000 for Shay; and $350 for Moore.
Warsaw and Kosciusko County undercover officers stated that this appeared to be the largest amount of heroin ever seized during an arrest within the county. Officers also stated that the investigation is still active and that additional arrests are possible.
The multiple arrests and sting operation was the result of joint investigation by the WPD, KCSD and Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Drug officers from WPD and KCSD worked together Wednesday on what initially began as controlled purchased of heroin. Officers then obtained information of a possible methamphetamine lab at the location of 3160 Stoneburner Road, lot 2, Warsaw, where officers did locate an active meth lab and a HCL generator.
Warsaw and KCSD officers arrested Shawn Luther Morton, 50, Warsaw, on a preliminary charge of felony dealing and manufacturing methamphetamine more than 3 grams.
Morton’s wife, Dawn Ellen Morton, 47, Warsaw, also was arrested in their residence on a preliminary charge of felony dealing and manufacturing methamphetamine.
Officers subsequently located marijuana and paraphernalia at the residence as the Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team secured the scene due to the active lab.
Undercover officers from WPD and KCSD returned to the original heroin purchase and arrested Adam Perry Shay, 21, Elkhart, on a preliminary charge of felony possession of a schedule I, II or III controlled substance. Shay’s arrest eventually led officers to the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park south of Leesburg.
Officers from the Warsaw/Kosciusko County SWAT team converged on lot 151 shortly before 1:25 a.m. today, taking several individuals into custody that included:
• Darshawn Julius Moore, 19, Chicago, preliminarily arrested for visiting a common nuisance.
• William Kim Sanford, 34, Warsaw, preliminarily arrested for dealing in a narcotic drug.
• Rachel A. Truex, 30, Warsaw, preliminarily arrested for dealing in a narcotic drug.
SWAT team members and undercover officers located two firearms inside the residence along with more than 100 small bags containing heroin. Officers also located two juveniles at the mobile home, one of which was transported to a juvenile detention facility due to the alleged involvement in the distribution of the heroin.
Bonds on the arrested individuals are: $20,000 each for Shawn and Dawn Morton, Truex and Sanford; $2,000 for Shay; and $350 for Moore.
Warsaw and Kosciusko County undercover officers stated that this appeared to be the largest amount of heroin ever seized during an arrest within the county. Officers also stated that the investigation is still active and that additional arrests are possible.
The multiple arrests and sting operation was the result of joint investigation by the WPD, KCSD and Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office.
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