Man Shot During Drug Deal Charged With Dealing Marijuana
March 25, 2020 at 11:44 p.m.
By Amanda Bridgman-
Alexander Thomas Clowser, 18, Fort Wayne, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 3:15 p.m. Friday and faces charges for dealing in marijuana in an amount in excess of 30 grams, a Level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
A warrant was issued for Clower’s arrest Dec. 19 after Warsaw police filed charges against several people involved in a marijuana drug deal that happened around 12:45 a.m. Oct. 8 in the area of Husky Trail and Nature View Drive. At the time, Warsaw police were dispatched to a report of shots fired and, upon arrival, stopped a car leaving the area.
Inside the vehicle were a juvenile; Holly Nicole Adams, 18, Fort Wayne; Owen R. Gerig, 18, Fort Wayne; and Clowser. According to the probable cause affidavit in the case, police located more than 30 grams of marijuana, three glass smoking devices, $211, empty plastic bags and a drug dealing ledger. Clowser had also been shot in the right tricep.
The investigation revealed that the four from Fort Wayne had traveled to Warsaw to sell Russell Harty, 18, of 1306 Oriole Drive, Warsaw, 2 ounces of marijuana. The four from Fort Wayne told police that upon arriving for the drug deal, Harty showed up with Naquan Rasheed Williams, 17, of 515 Sophie Lane, Warsaw.
According to court papers, Harty pulled out a handgun and Harty and Williams ordered the four to empty their pockets and hand over the drugs. When the group took off running, Harty fired three rounds, one of which hit Williams in the chest area and the other struck Clowser in the right tricep. At the scene, according to the affidavit, police found empty shell casings and a bag containing marijuana.
Williams and Harty fled after the incident, with Williams being taken by private vehicle to Parkview Hospital in Warsaw. He was arrested after he was treated for his injuries and charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, a Level 3 felony, and attempted theft, a Class A misdemeanor.
A month-long manhunt for Harty led police to Elkhart, where Harty was apprehended hiding in a home. He was charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, a Level 3 felony; aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony; criminal recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon, a Level 6 felony; and attempted theft, a Class A misdemeanor.
Adams was arrested Jan. 14 and charged with dealing in marijuana in an amount in excess of 30 grams, a Level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
Police are still looking for Gerig.
Alexander Thomas Clowser, 18, Fort Wayne, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 3:15 p.m. Friday and faces charges for dealing in marijuana in an amount in excess of 30 grams, a Level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
A warrant was issued for Clower’s arrest Dec. 19 after Warsaw police filed charges against several people involved in a marijuana drug deal that happened around 12:45 a.m. Oct. 8 in the area of Husky Trail and Nature View Drive. At the time, Warsaw police were dispatched to a report of shots fired and, upon arrival, stopped a car leaving the area.
Inside the vehicle were a juvenile; Holly Nicole Adams, 18, Fort Wayne; Owen R. Gerig, 18, Fort Wayne; and Clowser. According to the probable cause affidavit in the case, police located more than 30 grams of marijuana, three glass smoking devices, $211, empty plastic bags and a drug dealing ledger. Clowser had also been shot in the right tricep.
The investigation revealed that the four from Fort Wayne had traveled to Warsaw to sell Russell Harty, 18, of 1306 Oriole Drive, Warsaw, 2 ounces of marijuana. The four from Fort Wayne told police that upon arriving for the drug deal, Harty showed up with Naquan Rasheed Williams, 17, of 515 Sophie Lane, Warsaw.
According to court papers, Harty pulled out a handgun and Harty and Williams ordered the four to empty their pockets and hand over the drugs. When the group took off running, Harty fired three rounds, one of which hit Williams in the chest area and the other struck Clowser in the right tricep. At the scene, according to the affidavit, police found empty shell casings and a bag containing marijuana.
Williams and Harty fled after the incident, with Williams being taken by private vehicle to Parkview Hospital in Warsaw. He was arrested after he was treated for his injuries and charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, a Level 3 felony, and attempted theft, a Class A misdemeanor.
A month-long manhunt for Harty led police to Elkhart, where Harty was apprehended hiding in a home. He was charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, a Level 3 felony; aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony; criminal recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon, a Level 6 felony; and attempted theft, a Class A misdemeanor.
Adams was arrested Jan. 14 and charged with dealing in marijuana in an amount in excess of 30 grams, a Level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
Police are still looking for Gerig.
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