This past weekend was a busy one for an area Indiana State Police trooper.

Just after 12:30 Friday morning, Trooper Ian Portteus located an person an active warrant driving in Spencer, and with the assistance of the Spencer Police Department and Owen County Sheriff's Department they conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle at the intersection of Morgan Ave. and Fletcher Ave. in front of a local restaurant.

The two male occupants of the vehicle were detained and records showed that both had active warrants for their arrests. The men were traveling with a juvenile who was released to the Department of Child Services to wait for their family to arrive.

Further investigation by Trp. Portteus and his K-9 partner Czar resulted in locating controlled substances and paraphernalia by the two men. 

Both individuals were identified and transported to the Owen County Jail on several charges.

Jeremy J. Burch, 47, Newburgh:  Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony…Possession of Hypodermic Syringe, Level 6 Felony…Possession of Marijuana with Prior Conviction, A Misdemeanor…Possession of Paraphernalia, A Misdemeanor

Frederick Qualkenbush, 49, Newburgh:   Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 6 Felony…Possession of Paraphernalia, C Misdemeanor…Possession of Marijuana with Prior Conviction, A Misdemeanor ….Driving While Suspended, A Misdemeanor

Then Saturday afternoon, the same trooper responded to the area of 2000 block of North County Line Road on a dispatch of two individuals slumped over inside their stationary vehicle. Upon arrival Trp. Portteus and Owen County EMS found two men asleep inside the vehicle.

With aid from the Owen County Sherriff's Department, one man was identified as Danny Slaybaugh, 54, from Indianapolis. The second man provided identifiers but was later positively identified as James Carr, 55, from Bainbridge. Furthermore, Carr was also found to have active warrants out of Monroe County. 

With the assistance of his Deputy Hallem's K-9 Partner Chewy, the officers located controlled substances and hypodermic syringes either within the vehicle or in the men's possession. Both men were transported to the Owen County Jail.

James Carr, 55, Bainbridge:        Possession of Hypodermic Syringe, Level 6 Felony…Trafficking; Level 5 Felony….Possession of Controlled Substance, A Misdemeanor….Possession of Marijuana with Prior Conviction, A Misdemeanor…..False Informing, A Misdemeanor

Danny L. Slaybaugh, 56. Indianapolis:     Possession of Hypodermic Syringe, Level 6 Felony….Trafficking; Level 5 Felony….Possession of Controlled Substance, A Misdemeanor….Possession of Marijuana with Prior Conviction, A Misdemeanor ….Driving While Suspended, A Misdemeanor