NORTH VERNON, Ind. – While Jennings County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Deputy Max Marcoux was on routine patrol at around 8 a.m. on Sunday in the 4000 Block West of County Road 500S, he observed a male subject sitting in a car in the driveway.
Identified as Billy Erwin, 31, of North Vernon, he was known to have an active Jackson County arrest warrant.
Deputy Marcoux began talking with Erwin and in the course of the interaction, he deployed his K-9 partner, Creed, who alerted positively to the odor of illegal drugs.
During a vehicle search, JCSO allegedly found 11 grams of Fentanyl, over 50 syringes, and other evidence of Fentanyl distribution. The suspect is now incarcerated at the Jennings County Jail and held without bond.
Erwin is preliminarily charged with Dealing in a Narcotic Drug (Level 3 Felony), Possession of a Narcotic Drug 10 or more grams (Level 4 Felony), Possession of a Syringe (Level 6 Felony), and the outstanding Jackson County warrant.
