Claypool Man Arrested For Dealing Resulting In Death
January 29, 2024 at 6:01 p.m.
A Claypool man was arrested after allegedly selling drugs that resulted in the death of another man.
Shawn David Hovenden, 26, of 3350 E. CR 700S, Claypool, is charged with dealing with a controlled substance resulting in death, a level 1 felony.
He was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 8:24 p.m. Sunday on a $101,000 preliminary bond.
According to the probable cause affidavit, at approximately 3:10 p.m. Oct. 27, EMS responded to a call for an unresponsive male.
Officers spoke with a woman who said she found her son dead.
A Net 43 special investigator responded to the residence and spoke with patrol units and EMS/fire. The investigator was told drug paraphernalia was found near the man and there was a probability it was an overdose.
The investigator spoke with the woman who said her son had gone to bed the night before and when she went to wake him up in the afternoon, she realized he wasn’t breathing and was cold to the touch. She said her son didn’t live with her but would occasionally stay the night.
The woman consented to a search. Found near where the man was found was a green cut straw with a white residue, a blue pill and a piece of cellophane.
Other things found in the room were drugs and drug paraphernalia.
The woman said her son had overdosed one or two months prior and was taken to the hospital.
The investigator downloaded the man’s cell phone and found a conversation between him and Hovenden. In the messages, Hovenden agreed to sell the man four “blues” for $45. The investigating officer was aware that “blues” is a street name for counterfeit fentanyl pills, according to court documents.
The investigator found a message from Hovenden to the man asking if everything was OK. Another message said if the man needed more, to let Hovenden know.
The investigator spoke with the woman who said on Oct. 26, her son asked her to drive him to a mailbox because he owed a friend money. The woman said she didn’t know who the friend was but later sent the investigator screenshots of messages she received from a second man who said he heard Hovenden had sold the drugs that killed her son, according to court records.
The investigator received the autopsy report that stated the man’s manner of death was accidental and the cause of death was fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity.
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A Claypool man was arrested after allegedly selling drugs that resulted in the death of another man.
Shawn David Hovenden, 26, of 3350 E. CR 700S, Claypool, is charged with dealing with a controlled substance resulting in death, a level 1 felony.
He was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 8:24 p.m. Sunday on a $101,000 preliminary bond.
According to the probable cause affidavit, at approximately 3:10 p.m. Oct. 27, EMS responded to a call for an unresponsive male.
Officers spoke with a woman who said she found her son dead.
A Net 43 special investigator responded to the residence and spoke with patrol units and EMS/fire. The investigator was told drug paraphernalia was found near the man and there was a probability it was an overdose.
The investigator spoke with the woman who said her son had gone to bed the night before and when she went to wake him up in the afternoon, she realized he wasn’t breathing and was cold to the touch. She said her son didn’t live with her but would occasionally stay the night.
The woman consented to a search. Found near where the man was found was a green cut straw with a white residue, a blue pill and a piece of cellophane.
Other things found in the room were drugs and drug paraphernalia.
The woman said her son had overdosed one or two months prior and was taken to the hospital.
The investigator downloaded the man’s cell phone and found a conversation between him and Hovenden. In the messages, Hovenden agreed to sell the man four “blues” for $45. The investigating officer was aware that “blues” is a street name for counterfeit fentanyl pills, according to court documents.
The investigator found a message from Hovenden to the man asking if everything was OK. Another message said if the man needed more, to let Hovenden know.
The investigator spoke with the woman who said on Oct. 26, her son asked her to drive him to a mailbox because he owed a friend money. The woman said she didn’t know who the friend was but later sent the investigator screenshots of messages she received from a second man who said he heard Hovenden had sold the drugs that killed her son, according to court records.
The investigator received the autopsy report that stated the man’s manner of death was accidental and the cause of death was fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity.