An anonymous tip led to two drug arrests Tuesday afternoon. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Dept. deputies, Pierceton Police and Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers arrested Brad Lee Niles, Jr., 28, of 1014 N. Huntington St., Syracuse, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, and preliminarily charged him with felony possession of chemical reagent. Also arrested at the scene was Kacynda Ione Northrup, 27, of 4839 N. CR 700E, Leesburg. Northrup was arrested and preliminarily charged with felony dealing narcotics. Niles is currently being held on a $5,250 bond, while Northrup is being held on a $12,250 bond in the Kosciusko County Jail. Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers stated that an anonymous tip led to the arrest of Niles and Northrup at the Speedway gas station in Pierceton. Officers located a one-pot method methamphetamine lab during the arrest, which subsequently led officers to a location of an undetermined amount of heroin. Officers also were assisted at the scene by the Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team. Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine stated that citizens are encouraged to report potential drug-related activity in Kosciusko County to the Drug Task Force via the anonymous TIP line at 574-372-2494.
