Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest Of Pierceton Man On Drug Charges
Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest Of Pierceton Man On Drug Charges
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest Of Pierceton Man On Drug ChargesA traffic stop earlier this month for speeding led to the arrest of a Pierceton man on drug charges.
Blake D. Dull, 24, of 407 W. Elm St., Pierceton, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 2:42 a.m. March 19 for possession of methamphetamine, manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine, possession of a handgun without a license, possession of and dealing marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of paraphernalia and on a warrant. His preliminary bond was $26,000 surety and $250 cash.
Court documents filed Tuesday list the charges against Dull as dealing in methamphetamine, a level 2 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level 3 felony; dealing in marijuana in an amount in excess of 30 grams, a level 6 felony; carrying a handgun without a license, a Class A misdemeanor; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
He has been released on his own recognizance with an initial hearing set for 8:15 a.m. April 4.
On March 19, Warsaw Police Department officer Ross Minear conducted a traffic stop on a 2012 Chevy Malibu for driving 60 mph in a 45 mph zone. As he approached the vehicle, he detected an overwhelming odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, according to court documents. He asked the driver, Dull, about the odor and Dull produced a multi-colored glass smoking device. Minear also saw two bags in Dull’s jacket pocket which Dull said had marijuana in them.
While taking Dull into custody, Minear searched him and found three bags of marijuana, three vials of THC oil, one small bag of meth, one container of THC oil, one pill bottle containing marijuana, a glass methamphetamine smoking device, a large bag of methamphetamine, one small-scale weight, numerous unused small plastic bags, one black digital scale and one metal marijuana smoking device.
Dull also had a .22 caliber ROHM six-shot revolver, which he didn’t have a permit to carry.
Court documents state Dull agreed to talk to officers and told them the drugs and handgun were all his. He also told Minear he sells methamphetamine to make money to pay for his marijuana-smoking habit, food, car payment, car insurance and to help support his grandmother.
Officers searched his vehicle and found a black metal container, one silver cellphone, a black digital camera with a memory card, one metal marijuana grinder, one 1.1-gram THC oil container, a multi-colored glass marijuana smoking device, one wooden marijuana smoking device, a second black digital camera with a memory card and a cellphone case.
The large bag of methamphetamine weighed 29.3 grams and the small bag weighed 0.7 grams.
The total amount of marijuana Dull possessed was 71.1 grams, court documents state.
