Overdose leads to drug-related arrests in North Vernon

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NORTH  VERNON — North Vernon police arrested six people after a reported overdose in the 400 block of Fourth Street.

The overdose was reported at 8:13 a.m. Saturday and when officers arrived just before paramedics, they were told the male had already received naloxone, said Sgt. Andrew Richmond, department spokesman.

Officers noticed drug-related items in plain view in several parts of the house, Richmond said.

Everyone inside the house was detained, and the overdose victim recovered and refused further medical treatment, Richmond said.

Officers confiscated several dime-sized nuggets of compressed marijuana and part of a prescription-only Xanax tablet, Richmond said.

Arrested at the scene and taken to the Jennings County Jail were:

  • Zion Phillips, 19, North Vernon, on a misdemeanor charge of visiting a common nuisance.
  • Devin Cross, 20, North Vernon, on a misdemeanor charge of visiting a common nuisance. and a felony Legend drug violation.
  • Brandon Brown, 19, North Vernon, felony maintaining a common nuisance, felony dealing in a controlled substance, felony dealing in a Legend drug, misdemeanor dealing in marijuana, misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia and misdemeanor possession of alcohol by a minor.
  • Bladen Jayne, 20, North Vernon, felony maintaining a common nuisance, felony dealing in a controlled substance, felony dealing in a Legend drug, misdemeanor dealing in marijuana, misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia and misdemeanor possession of alcohol by a minor.
  • A 16-year-old juvenile female, misdemeanor visiting a common nuisance.Officer Seth Beville sought and obtained a search warrant for the residence based on the
    items in plain view. Beville and other officers from the North Vernon Police
    Department and K9 Zobi searched the home and located a large amount of marijuana,
    a large amount of prescription pills not stored in their prescribed containers, heroin, and
    marijuana smoking devices, Richmond said.

Officers also seized nine firearms including two shotguns, two semi-automatic rifles
and five handguns, Richmond said. Officers also seized more than $20,000 in cash that was hidden in a mattress.

Following the search a sixth suspect was arrested:

  • Darrell Nelson, 19, North Vernon, felony maintaining a common nuisance, felony dealing in a controlled substance, felony dealing in a Legend drug, misdemeanor dealing in marijuana, misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia and misdemeanor possession of alcohol by a minor.

The suspects arrested for visiting a common nuisance were being held at the Jennings County Jail in lieu of $605 cash bond. Suspects charged with felonies were held on $1,055  bond with the exception of Nelson, whose bond was set at $2,055 because he was out of jail with a case still pending on a prior charge.

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